Patents by Inventor Matthew Sheperd

Matthew Sheperd 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).

  • Barge and walkway connection system
    Patent number: 5697313
    Abstract: A modular pump barge and walkway system having a modular subsystem of pump barges and a modular subsystem of walkways releasably attached thereto. Each of the pump barges has a top deck and four side walls, wherein each of two oppositely disposed side walls has a recess disposed therein with a bottom shelf and a pair of holes. Each of the barges has a link pin assembly for interconnecting with an adjacent barge, comprising a support plate and a pair of vertically disposed pins, the support plate arranged so as to be removably attachable to the top deck so as to cover the recess, the pins being disposed so as to be mated with and removably inserted into the pair of holes disposed within the bottom shelf of the recess when the support plate is attached to the top deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Laird Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis W. Horn, Matthew Sheperd