Patents by Inventor Raymond Bonafos

Raymond Bonafos 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).

  • Emergency elevator
    Patent number: 4056167
    Abstract: Apparatus for automatically escaping from a derrick comprises a chamber movable along a cable attached at one end to said derrick, and an automatically releasable system for holding the chamber at the derrick end of the cable, said system comprising a release pin connected to be actuated when a person jumps into the chamber. The chamber comprises a light metallic frame and a flexible pocket connected by a chain to said release pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1977
    Assignee: Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine (Production)
    Inventor: Raymond Bonafos