Patents by Inventor William Stix

William Stix 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: 4053412
    Abstract: A floating support defines an open area, and it removably holds a net adjacent that open area. That floating support holds the leading edge of that net below the surface of a circulating body of water in a swimming pool, but it holds the trailing edge of that net above that surface so objects which are floating on and moving with that body of water will move into and be held by that net. That net is light in weight, and it can be raised vertically from the floating support for emptying. Also, a floating barrier extends forwardly from that floating support to guide floating objects toward that floating support and to help provide an additional enclosed area, immediately ahead of that floating support, within which floating objects can be trapped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1977
    Inventor: William Stix