Patents by Inventor John M. Ames

John M. Ames 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: 5240383
    Abstract: This invention relates to a wheeled floatable conduit apparatus attachable to a pump device to suck water into the conduit apparatus and force water through the conduit apparatus. The conduit apparatus comprises an elongate tube through which water or other like fluids can be passed, a hydraulically-powered retractable wheeled means, a hitch means to mount to a vehicle to transport the conduit apparatus, and a self-leveling floatation assembly mounted at the rear end of the transport tube to maintain the transport tube and a pump device in a generally horizontal relationship for effective, generally strain-free operation of the pump device to pump water through the conduit apparatus. The wheeled means are lockable in either a retractable or transport position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Inventor: John M. Ames