Patents by Inventor Richard L. Pepin

Richard L. Pepin 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).

  • Fishing bait dispenser
    Patent number: 5842303
    Abstract: A bait dispenser for a fishing boat has a bin for holding bait with an aperture at its bottom and an opening at its top. Pulleys are provided on the exterior surface of the bin adjacent the bottom aperture and top opening, and a belt extends about the pulleys and passes through the bottom aperture and upwardly through the bin and outwardly of the top opening. A paddle extends perpendicularly to the belt and collects bait on its upper surface as it passes upwardly through the bin. A bottom flap on the bin seals the bottom aperture and is resiliently deflectable for passage of the paddle upwardly into the bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Inventors: George Abraham, Richard L. Pepin
  • Disperse dyeing of triacetate
    Patent number: 4255153
    Abstract: Textile materials containing at least 50% by weight triacetate fibers are dyed with disperse dyes in an aqueous dyebath containing an emulsifier and, as carrier, an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid diester having 6 to 24 carbon atoms, such as dibutyl maleate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1981
    Assignee: Sandoz, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Altherr, Ronald L. Hafer, Richard L. Pepin