Patents by Inventor Stephen Luke

Stephen Luke 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).

  • Publication number: 20060054202
    Abstract: Apparatus for remotely operated fluid pumping in work spaces, particularly suitable for the cleaning of enclosed space tanks such as those on marine vessels. The apparatus comprises one or more arm assemblies, each made up of two or more arm sections each, with the arm assembly mounted within of the tank. Hydraulic rotary actuators disposed between the arm sections provide up to 360 degree rotation of one arm section with respect to the next. A nozzle is mounted on a pair of hydraulic rotary actuators near the end of the arm assembly distal from the mount, with a hose supplying fluid from a supply pump to the nozzle. Fluids and solids from the cleaning operation can be pumped from the area being cleaned via a discharge pump to a holding vessel, such as a disposal barge. A video camera is mounted on the arm assembly, preferably at the nozzle, to permit an operator to remotely view the cleaning process and area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Luke, Robert Luke, Ben Deslatte
  • Publication number: 20060054189
    Abstract: Apparatus for remotely operated fluid pumping in work spaces, particularly suitable for the cleaning of enclosed space tanks such as those on marine vessels. The apparatus comprises one or more arm assemblies, each made up of two or more arm sections each, with the arm assembly mounted within of the tank. Hydraulic rotary actuators disposed between the arm sections provide up to 360 degree rotation of one arm section with respect to the next. A nozzle is mounted on a pair of hydraulic rotary actuators near the end of the arm assembly distal from the mount, with a hose supplying fluid from a supply pump to the nozzle. Fluids and solids from the cleaning operation can be pumped from the area being cleaned via a discharge pump to a holding vessel, such as a disposal barge. A video camera is mounted so as to permit an operator to remotely view the cleaning process and area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Stephen Luke, Robert Luke, Ben Deslatte
  • Patent number: 6068145
    Abstract: An anti-two block system for a crane having a body formed of a first plate and a second plate, a weighted member connected to the second plate of the body so as to contact a travelling member of the crane when the travelling member moves upwardly beyond a desired level, and a valve affixed to the first plate of the body. The valve is movable between a first position closing the valve and a second position opening the valve. The valve serves to pass fluid flow therethrough in response to a contact between the travelling member and the weighted member. The first plate is connected to the second plate. A spring is interactively connected between the plates so as to urge the second plate upwardly along the first plate when the travelling member contacts the weighted member. The weighted member has a weight so as to overcome the resistance of the spring such that the valve resides in the first position in the absence of contact between the weighted member and the travelling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: MSI Crane & Equipment Co.
    Inventor: Stephen Luke