Patents by Inventor Sherwood Gordon Haw

Sherwood Gordon Haw 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).

  • Anchor assembly for an inflatable fabric dam
    Patent number: 3975915
    Abstract: An assembly to anchor an inflatable fabric dam on a foundation. The assembly includes an elongate base plate, a buttress means, and a bridge plate supported on the buttress means and extending longitudinally above the base plate. A flange along one edge of the bridge plate provides a longitudinal throat opening into a rectangular anchor cavity. The anchor cavity is formed when the bridge plate is secured above the base plate. When the dam is inflated, the fabric of the dam extending through the throat is clamped against a portion of the anchor cavity by a rectangular anchor means captive within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1976
    Assignee: The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Sherwood Gordon Haw