Patents by Inventor Robert Q. Palmer

Robert Q. Palmer 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).

  • System of structures to resist hydrodynamic forces
    Patent number: 3990247
    Abstract: A protective armor layer for revetments which includes a plurality of components arranged in a close-fitting substantially uniformly patterned single layer for placement on an embankment with the axes of the components substantially perpendicular to the embankment and with a tie-rod through diagonal rows of the components at eyelets in the components. A component is comprised of a short cylindrical tube having a length of about one-half of the outside diameter and a wall thickness of about one-tenth the outside diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1976
    Inventor: Robert Q. Palmer