Patents by Inventor John V. Silver

John V. Silver 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: 6935818
    Abstract: A munitions trailer for transporting long bodied munitions items such as bombs and missiles from a storage location to a flight line for loading on a combat aircraft. The trailer has forward, middle and aft decks. The forward and middle decks are separated by a forward deck opening. The middle and aft decks are separated by an aft deck opening. The middle deck can be divided into forward and aft middle deck sections separated by a middle deck opening. The deck openings are covered by sets of doors. In the closed position the doors cover the deck openings whereby a flat main deck in available for general transport purposes. The main deck is convertible to one of a choice of open deck configurations by opening one or more of the door sets. When a door set is opened, the deck opening that is uncovered provides clearance for loading and unloading of long bodied munitions items from the deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Wasp, Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Hoeper, John V. Silver
  • Publication number: 20040081526
    Abstract: A munitions trailer for transporting long bodied munitions items such as bombs and missiles from a storage location to a flight line for loading on a combat aircraft. The trailer has forward, middle and aft decks. The forward and middle decks are separated by a forward deck opening. The middle and aft decks are separated by an aft deck opening. The middle deck can be divided into forward and aft middle deck sections separated by a middle deck opening. The deck openings are covered by sets of doors. In the closed position the doors cover the deck openings whereby a flat main deck in available for general transport purposes. The main deck is convertible to one of a choice of open deck configurations by opening one or more of the door sets. When a door set is opened, the deck opening that is uncovered provides clearance for loading and unloading of long bodied munitions items from the deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: John H. Hoeper, John V. Silver
  • Patent number: 5199729
    Abstract: The stowable shelf bag cart of the present invention includes a base portion resting on a wheeled chassis. The base portion includes a fixed lower shelf. A frame extends upwardly from the base portion, and includes four upright corner members connected at their upper ends by four lateral braces. The two ends of the cart are enclosed by end walls and a cover extends over the top of the cart. A stowable shelf is placed approximately halfway between the base and the top of the frame. The shelf includes axial projections at both ends that glide within a track fixed to each end wall. One other projection is located at each of the four corners of the stowable shelf. These projections are slidably received in tracks that are integral with the four upright corner members above the level of the stowable shelf. Latches are provided that securely lock the stowable shelf in the shelf position, yet permit the shelf to be easily adjusted to a right or left side wall position by one person without using any tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Watkins Aircraft Support Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Sheldon H. Sievert, John H. Hoeper, John V. Silver