Patents by Inventor Wilton C. Stokes, Jr.

Wilton C. Stokes, Jr. 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).

  • Turtle exclusion device
    Patent number: 5222318
    Abstract: A turtle exclusion apparatus for inclusion in shrimp trawling nets which features a turtle exclusion grate having bowed vertical bars and an "overhang" at its base and may also feature, when in combination with a net section in which it is contained, an opening by which fish may escape from the trawling net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1993
    Inventors: Wilton C. Stokes, Jr., Albert F. Stokes