Patents by Inventor Glenn D. Rhodes

Glenn D. Rhodes 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: 4288931
    Abstract: A method of removing snow by utilizing a conveyor unit configured to facilitate depositing of snow into a sewer system. The conveyor unit is fit on or within the manhole sewer openings from which the covers have been removed. The conveyor units comprise powered augers mounted within a snow receiving housing having hoppers from which snow is conveyed into the manhole openings. In a first version, the conveyor housing is directly received over the manhole opening, while in a second version, the hopper is offset from the manhole opening and snow is conveyed into the sewer system via a conduit extending from the hopper and into the manhole opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1981
    Inventor: Glenn D. Rhodes