Patents by Inventor Lorton E. Trent

Lorton E. Trent 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).

  • Publication number: 20150330106
    Abstract: A system is described herein that includes a device to lock a pin used to connect an automated swing gate operator arm to a gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Robert R. Coffman, Lorton E. Trent
  • Patent number: 5303620
    Abstract: A screw gun has a flat planar work face adapted to be placed flat against the work. An activator extending from the work face advances a screw along a guideway from a magazine to a driving position. A power unit is independently activated to drive the screw into the work. The screws in the magazine and guideway are mounted upon a flexible strip which has a body at the screw. The body has knobs extending on either side which fit within a groove of the guideway. The strip with the screws therein form a "Z" fold within the magazine and are guided from the magazine by a feed section which has one concave side and one convex side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Inventors: Guy R. Payne, Lorton E. Trent
  • Patent number: 4719987
    Abstract: A bi-planar pontoon paravane is towed by a marine vessel and controls the depth and position of a towed seismic source array. The bi-planar pontoon paravane is made up of a buoyant bridge with right and left wings attached to the long sides of the bridge, the wings projecting into the water and, in concert, providing a side force. The paravane is towed by a tow line connected to an adjustable bridle which in turn is connected to the paravane. Remote adjustment of the bridle is provided by an hydraulic valve on the vessel controlling an hydraulic motor and gear arrangement on the paravane to adjust the bridle. Adjustment of the bridle adjusts the angle of attack of the paravane. The paravane provides a housing formed below the bridge and between the two wings for housing the seismic source array. A boom on the vessel is attached to the seismic source array, through the bridge, when the assembly is to be placed in or removed from the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert K. George, Jr., Lorton E. Trent, Ernest R. Harrison