Patents by Inventor Galen B. Merrell

Galen B. Merrell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150008719
    Abstract: The Prospecting Immersable for Gold or P.I.G. is a submersible unite which is tethered to an Ocean surface platform and operates on the ocean floor. The P.I.G. has a hydraulically driven tilling drum that lifts and laterally discards rocks and debris while stirring the ocean floor allowing a suction port to draw gold bearing sand and gravel through a hose to the surface platform for processing. The P.I.G. traverses the ocean floor, self propelled by a hydraulically driven paddle wheel system designed to oscillate the tilling drum for thorough harvesting. The P.I.G. primarily prospects the ocean floor during the limited storm free days of the summer months then converts to mining the ocean floor controlled from the frozen ocean surface daring the winter months.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: Galen B. Merrell
  • Publication number: 20140208534
    Abstract: Two, cone shaped windshield ice scrapers attached and operated as a single unit yet designed to be separated, each capable of scraping independently. These scrapers have a new and improved scraping surface and nesting attribute to be sold with the existing popular “Scrape-A-Round”, thereby comprising the complete winter time window care system. These scrapers adopt most of the attributes of the “Scrape-A-Round” including method of operation, and of injection molded plastic construction and etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Galen B. Merrell
  • Patent number: 5806134
    Abstract: A cone shaped, hand held windshield ice scraper consisting of two parts, the cone body and the cap. The cap pressure fits into the open cone top, the open cone base is formed by the convergence of equal opposing angles resulting in a relatively sharp ridge about the base circumference. The cone and cap are composed of a soft plyable plastic to facilitate deformation. Raised ridges are arrayed about the cone for stiffening and grip enhancement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Inventor: Galen B. Merrell