Patents by Inventor William B. Bickers

William B. Bickers 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).

  • Quick deployment fire shelter
    Patent number: 5921388
    Abstract: A rapidly deployable fire shelter employs a flexible web handle attached directly to a protective pouch holding the folded fire shelter. The handle includes opposed fastener surfaces that may be interposed between the closure normally holding the cover to the protective pouch. The handle extends outside the pouch to be grasped by the firefighter and pulled so as in a single motion to release the cover from the pouch and extract the fire shelter without loss of control of the fire shelter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: The United States as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Anthony C. Petrilli, William B. Bickers