Patents by Inventor Jack Chilton

Jack Chilton 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: 5382113
    Abstract: An Aqua-Blok that fits into a frame or cone of a manhole directly beneath the cover, in the frame below the cover or within the cone to catch water that seeps into the manhole. Aqua-Blok is a polyurea, flexible bowl that rests on the frame directly under the cover or is mounted in frame or the cone. When used in the lower frame, it has a closed cell gasket on its outer top side, and an adjustable stainless steel ring on its inner circumference to press it against the frame. When Aqua-Blok is placed in the cone, it uses a rubber mount placed within the cone to mount Aqua-Blok. The rubber mount has a core with concentric rubber rings on its outer periphery that match the sloped sides of the cone. It has a circular cavity in its inner circumference to receive the pressure ring. The pressure ring forces the core and the concentric rings against the wall of the cone in a watertight fit. The bowl is seated on the mount where it catches any water that flows into the manhole from above it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1995
    Inventors: Jack Chilton, C. Richard Braswell