Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Rand

Thomas E. Rand 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: 4729537
    Abstract: A novel pipe chock having a pipe engaging surface, an upper horizontal surface, an aperture extending vertically through said chock from said horizontal surface to the base of said chock, a pair of dogs projecting upwardly from said horizontal surface and spaced laterally from each other, a lever member pivotally mounted between said dogs for rocking movement about said pivot, said lever member having an aperture formed in one end thereof in alignment with the aperture in said chock and having the other end of said lever extending beyond said dogs to a position adjacent the edge of said chock, and a spike extending through the apertures in said lever and said chock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1988
    Inventors: Jack F. Turner, Thomas E. Rand