Patents by Inventor Gerald D. Shepherd

Gerald D. Shepherd 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).

  • Patent number: 6513552
    Abstract: A drain hose that connects to the movable roof of a petroleum storage tank. The hose extends downwardly through the material stored in the tank and to a discharge at the lower portion of the tank. The hose is comprised of (a) an inner stainless steel tube(or hose) having a stainless steel over-braid and (b) a spirally wound outer tube (or hose) also of stainless steel. The inner hose is connected to flanges that have ferrules extending therefrom. The outer protective hose is captured in a free floating manner by the ferrules such that the outer hose is allowed to move along or slide over the inner hose without escaping the end ferrules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: General Machinery of Pittsburgh, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald D. Shepherd
  • Patent number: 4006832
    Abstract: Apparatus for dampening the closing of a heavy door of the type mounted along a hinge axis on a heavy movable member such as a digging bucket for a shovel, said dampening apparatus comprises a crank pivotally mounted intermediate its ends on said movable member adjacent said hinge axis, linkage means pivotally mounted adjacent one end thereof on said door and pivotally connected adjacent an opposite end to one end of the crank, a cushioning device having a lower pivotal connection pivotally connected to the crank at the end thereof opposite from the first-mentioned end and an upper pivotal connection pivotally connecting the cushioning device to the movable member, and the cushioning device comprises a telescopic rubber snubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1977
    Assignee: Unit Rig & Equipment Co.
    Inventors: Marvin L. Auxer, Floyd E. McCann, Gerald D. Shepherd