Patents by Inventor Sam Eskew

Sam Eskew 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: 5441082
    Abstract: A casing spacer includes first and second elongated, steel shell members comprised of stainless steel or high strength steel with corrosion inhibiting coatings, with each shell member having a semi-circular cross section for engaging and enclosing a carrier pipe within an outer casing. Attached to the outer surface of each of the first and second shell members are one or more adjustable risers for engaging the inner surface of the casing in maintaining the pipe, or pipes, in fixed position within the casing. Each riser includes a runner on its distal end to facilitate positioning of the spacer within the casing. The casing spacer's first and second shell members are securely coupled together by way of flange and nut and bolt combinations along one edge and a hook and eye arrangement along a second, opposed edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Assignee: Cascade Waterworks Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Sam Eskew, William L. Kane
  • Patent number: 5288108
    Abstract: A bell joint repair clamp includes first and second semi-cylindrical sleeve members adapted for secure coupling by lug members drawn together by bolts for positioning about a leaking bell joint. Disposed intermediate the bell joint and coupled sleeve members is a sealing gasket preferably formed of a pair of gasket members each having a trapezoidal cross section and comprised of a deformable, compressible material to allow the gasket members to assume the shape of and engage the spigot and bell-shaped ends of the connected pipe sections in a tight-fitting manner. Opposed ends of the coupled sleeve members are each provided with a retaining plate and pipe clamping arrangement for confining the gasket in a sealed manner between the sleeve members and circumferentially about the bell joint for sealing a leak therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Cascade Waterworks Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Sam Eskew, William L. Kane