Patents by Inventor William C. Geisel

William C. Geisel 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).

  • Portable barge cover
    Patent number: 5850799
    Abstract: A portable barge cover protects cargo in the hold of a barge from contaminants such as water, snow, dust, bird droppings and the like. The portable barge cover provides a removable and storable covering system that is readily assembled by three or four barge workers. Several overlapping flexible sheets are placed over spaced apart arched members which span from one side of a hold to the opposite side of the hold. The flexible sheets are secured by several straps that cross over the flexible sheets trapping the sheet between the strap and the arched member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: Midland Enterprises Inc.
    Inventors: William C. Geisel, Daniel V. Ricciardi, John V. O'Bryant, Kenneth P. Wade, David K. Thibodeau