Patents by Inventor Gary Ronald Mitchell

Gary Ronald Mitchell 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).

  • Passenger boarding bridge for servicing commuter aircraft
    Patent number: 5761757
    Abstract: A passenger boarding bridge for providing a passageway from an aircraft to a passenger terminal includes a cab section with a floor. The floor of the bridge is provided with a cutout portion that can accommodate the stair components of commuter aircraft that are being served by the passenger boarding bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Ronald Mitchell, Daniel Dean Pohly, Eric Peter Beazer, Bruce Wayne Anderson
  • Fire control foam distribution system for use in distributing foam beneath a passenger boarding bridge
    Patent number: 5667018
    Abstract: A fire control foam distribution system wherein foam is distributed to the area below a passenger boarding bridge includes a telescoping pipe system to get the foam to delivery manifolds at intermediate and at an outboard location of the passenger boarding bridge. Multiple foam delivery discharge nozzles are attached to the delivery manifolds to assist in directing the foam to the area below the passenger boarding bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: George Dean Hone, Gary Ronald Mitchell