Patents by Inventor Richard E. Lovejoy

Richard E. Lovejoy 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).

  • Diver operated retractable pad eye
    Patent number: 4331096
    Abstract: A retractable pad-eye device for use in association with a plate-like wall aving an opening includes a closure member for the opening and a pad-eye member, each connected by a jack-screw to a pivot-block that is rotatable mounted relative to the wall. By operation of the jack-screws with a wrench and rotation of the pivot-block, the closure member and the pad-eye member can be alternatively shifted between retracted or storage positions and operative positions in the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Richard E. Lovejoy