Patents by Inventor Grady L. Ripley

Grady L. Ripley 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: 5537686
    Abstract: A new extended coverage anti-G suit combines a new continuous lower body pressure bladder with a nonextensible outer covering. The continuous lower body pressure bladder includes an abdominal bladder section and a pair of wrap-around leg bladder sections. Each leg bladder sections overlaps slightly at the inseam. A trouser-shaped nonextensible outer covering covers the pressure bladder and restrains its expansion when the pressure bladder is inflated. A pair of pressure socks worn between regular socks and boots interconnects with the pressure bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Robert W. Krutz, Jr., Grady L. Ripley, Robert E. Simpson, Ronald C. Hill, Thomas W. Travis, Thomas R. Morgan, John W. Burns