Patents by Inventor Robert W. Self

Robert W. Self 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: 5350327
    Abstract: A device for permitting an outboard motor boat to operate in shallow water, comprises a first support for securing to a transom of a boat and extending rearwardly therefrom; a keel secured to the first support and extending downwardly therefrom and rearwardly from the transom; a vertically adjustable motor mount for supporting an outboard motor with a propeller housing having a leading surface, the motor mount for positioning the motor in a raised position to permit the boat to operate in shallow water and a lowered position in normal-depth water; and the keel includes a rear edge substantially parallel and adjacent to the leading surface of the propeller housing when the motor mount is in the raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Inventors: Robert W. Self, Karl Styron
  • Patent number: 4391833
    Abstract: A paperboard product resistant to discoloration and otherwise stable upon heating, coated on the first surface thereof with a pigmented water impermeable layer and on the second surface thereof with a pigmented water permeable layer. The paperboard product is desirably used as the material employed in containers for food that is to be cooked in conventional or microwave ovens. The container is constructed so that the food in the container is in contact with the water impermeable layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1983
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventors: Robert W. Self, Allan A. Whillock