Patents by Inventor Joseph W. Baughman

Joseph W. Baughman 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).

  • Modular liferaft
    Patent number: 4828520
    Abstract: A modular liferaft wherein the canopy, canopy support, floor pads if any, boarding ramp and at least one ballast are detachably attached to a liferaft hull and floor assembly. Modular construction facilitates maintenance and repair and may reduce the cost and volume of materials employed in spares programs necessary to support liferafts used in commerce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1989
    Assignee: The B.F. Goodrich Company
    Inventors: Joseph W. Baughman, Arden D. Bayless
  • Recoverable sea anchor and method
    Patent number: 4733628
    Abstract: A sea anchor wherein the shroud may rotate about a mooring line to suppress shroud line fouling and including a trip line configured for drawing the center of the shroud forwards a vessel embodying the sea anchor. The sea anchor finds use in liferafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Assignee: The B. F. Goodrich Company
    Inventor: Joseph W. Baughman