Patents by Inventor Simon P. K. Pope

Simon P. K. Pope 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).

  • Launching apparatus for boats
    Patent number: 4586453
    Abstract: Apparatus for launching a lifeboat, rescue craft or like small craft from a marine platform or other vessel in a bows-out heading comprises a boom mounted on the vessel that deploys outwardly as the boat is lowered and that carries a bow line releasably attached to the boat. The boom and bow-line are arranged so that the bow-line holds the boat in a bows-out heading after the boat has been lowered and on release of the fall or falls accelerates the boat away from the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
    Assignee: Watercraft Limited
    Inventors: Thomas M. Wilks, Simon P. K. Pope