Patents by Inventor Michael D. Summers

Michael D. Summers 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: 5516236
    Abstract: A device for protectively encasing wooden piles to reduce marine borer attack, abrasion and other structural damage, comprising: a sheet of flexible plastic wrapped around a pile in a substantially circumferential configuration, where the longitudinal edges of the sheet are placed in an overlapping position; compressible seals attached to both of the horizontal edges of the sheet and to one of the longitudinal edges of the sheet; strap members encompassing the compressible seals of the horizontal edges; a reinforcement member positioned adjacent to the outside longitudinal edge of the sheet; and a plurality of fastening means securing the reinforcement member and the overlapping longitudinal edges to the piling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Winn & Coales (Denso), Ltd.
    Inventors: Lucian T. Williams, Michael D. Summers