Patents by Inventor Raymond L. Hope

Raymond L. Hope 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).

  • Support for supporting a structure on a surface
    Patent number: 9909709
    Abstract: A support for supporting a structure on a surface, comprising at least one support element, each support element comprising a piston, a cylinder in which the piston is moveable, and a brake for maintaining the piston in a position that is stable relative to the cylinder, wherein the piston and the cylinder are arranged so that a loading associated with the structure effects an adjustment of the support element, and wherein an increase in hydraulic pressure within the cylinder, effected by the loading associated with the structure, activates the brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Flat Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Antony Lawrence Pike, Duncan B. Gilmore, Raymond L. Hope
  • Support For Supporting A Structure On A Surface
    Publication number: 20160025261
    Abstract: A support for supporting a structure on a surface, comprising at least one support element, each support element comprising a piston, a cylinder in which the piston is moveable, and a brake for maintaining the piston in a position that is stable relative to the cylinder, wherein the piston and the cylinder are arranged so that a loading associated with the structure effects an adjustment of the support element, and wherein an increase in hydraulic pressure within the cylinder, effected by the loading associated with the structure, activates the brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Antony Lawrence Pike, Duncan B. Gilmore, Raymond L. Hope
  • Support for supporting a structure on a surface
    Patent number: 9004239
    Abstract: A support for supporting a structure on a surface, comprising at least one support element, each support element comprising a piston, a cylinder in which the piston is moveable, and a brake for maintaining the piston in a position that is stable relative to the cylinder, wherein the piston and the cylinder are arranged so that a loading associated with the structure effects an adjustment of the support element, and wherein an increase in hydraulic pressure within the cylinder, effected by the loading associated with the structure, activates the brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Flat Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Antony Lawrence Pike, Duncan B. Gilmore, Raymond L. Hope
  • Support for supporting a structure on a surface
    Patent number: 8302743
    Abstract: A support for supporting a structure on a surface, comprising at least one support element, each support element comprising a piston, a cylinder in which the piston is moveable, and a brake for maintaining the piston in a position that is stable relative to the cylinder, wherein the piston and the cylinder are arranged so that a loading associated with the structure effects an adjustment of the support element, and wherein an increase in hydraulic pressure within the cylinder, effected by the loading associated with the structure, activates the brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Flat Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Antony Lawrence Pike, Duncan B. Gilmore, Raymond L. Hope
  • Support For Supporting A Structure On A Surface
    Publication number: 20120248266
    Abstract: A support for supporting a structure on a surface, comprising at least one support element, each support element comprising a piston, a cylinder in which the piston is moveable, and a brake for maintaining the piston in a position that is stable relative to the cylinder, wherein the piston and the cylinder are arranged so that a loading associated with the structure effects an adjustment of the support element, and wherein an increase in hydraulic pressure within the cylinder, effected by the loading associated with the structure, activates the brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: FLAT PTY LTD
    Inventors: Antony Lawrence Pike, Duncan B. Gilmore, Raymond L. Hope
  • Support for Supporting a Structure on a Surface
    Publication number: 20080190696
    Abstract: A support for supporting a structure on a surface, comprising at least one support element, each support element comprising a piston, a cylinder in which the piston is moveable, and a braking means for maintaining the piston in a position that is stable relative to the cylinder, wherein the piston and the cylinder are arranged so that a loading associated with the structure effects an adjustment of the support element, and wherein an increase in hydraulic pressure within the cylinder, effected by the loading associated with the structure, activates the braking means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2005
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: Flat Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Antony Lawrence Pike, Duncan B. Gilmore, Raymond L. Hope