Patents by Inventor Ronald C. Kern

Ronald C. Kern 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).

  • Floating cover having pivotally connected flotation pontoons
    Patent number: 4244487
    Abstract: A floating cover for a tank is characterized by a pivotal interconnection between confronting ends of longitudinally adjacent flotation pontoons such that one pontoon is pivotally movable with respect to the longitudinal axis of the other pontoon when the deck of the cover flexes in response to turbulence in the liquid on which the cover is disposed or in response to any other non-uniform loading on the deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1981
    Assignee: Ultraflote Corporation
    Inventor: Ronald C. Kern