Patents by Inventor Robert M. Hanley

Robert M. Hanley 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: 5233971
    Abstract: A vehicular driveway pad is arranged to include a solar collector panel positioned adjacent thereto in a spaced relationship, having a first fluid conduit directed from the solar collector panel and a serpentine second conduit path under the driveway to effect heating thereof, with the serpentine path having radial stabilizer fins mounted to an exterior surface of the serpentine path for communicating and transmitting heat from the second conduit to the driveway. Metallic plates arranged in a spaced relationship relative to the driveway path projecting therethrough and in mechanical communication with the serpentine path of the second conduit is arranged to enhance heat flow to assist in melting snow and ice relative to the driveway pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Inventor: Robert M. Hanley