Patents by Inventor Ronald W. Downing

Ronald W. Downing 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: 8449221
    Abstract: A method for repairing a damaged section of a subsea pipeline has the steps of cutting the damaged section at a first location on the subsea pipeline, cutting the damaged section of the second location on the subsea pipeline, removing the damaged section, affixing a first messenger line assembly to the subsea pipeline at the first location, affixing a second messenger line assembly to the subsea pipeline at a second location, and connecting a jumper line to the first messenger line assembly and to the second messenger line assembly so as to establish a continuous flowway between the first and second locations. Lift frame assemblies are positioned around the subsea pipeline at the first and second locations so as to elevate the subsea pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Trendsetter Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Mario R. Lugo, Noel F. Mascarenhas, Ronald W. Downing
  • Patent number: 4684246
    Abstract: A soft contact lens measuring device. A cylindrical lens support defines a cavity and pedestal for immersing a soft contact lens in a saline solution. A piston engages the support and can be operated by the user to force air in controlled amounts through a narrow passageway extending up through the pedestal to the saline solution. A bubble forms and rises until it is trapped by the lens. The interface between the bubble and the lens makes a convenient surface for focusing a radiuscope to allow lens dimensions to be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Downing, Ronald W. Downing