With Adjustable Gripping Device For Attaching Drum To Rigid, In Situ Structure Patents (Class 254/224)
  • Adjustable latch plate for open-top vehicle
    Patent number: 6988713
    Abstract: The invention is a device for receiving and drawing tight an edge of a tarp on a moveable vehicle. The tarp edge retainer has a latching member with a latch plate and an arm. The latch plate has an inverted channel and a lip, under which the edge of a tarp can extend in an operable orientation. The arm extends from the latch plate, through a guide and connects to a displacing means. The invention further includes a spring means mounted to the latching member for returning the latching member to a rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Eric L. Walls
  • Chain link fence tightening assembly
    Patent number: 6899320
    Abstract: A chain link fence tightening assembly for stretching a chain link fence adjacent to and beyond a first vertical post and toward a second vertical post such that the chain link fence may be attached to the first vertical post in a taut manner includes an elongated rod that is selectively coupled to a plurality of links of the chain link fence. A gripping member removably grips the second vertical post. A first cable and a second cable each have a first end and a second end. The first end of the first cable is attached to the rod and the first end of the second cable is attached to the gripping member. A winding assembly is attached to each of the first and second cables and is adapted for pulling the rod and the gripping member toward each other such that the chain link fence is pulled taut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Inventor: Donald Wallace
  • Synthesis of compounds with biological activity, and methods of use
    Patent number: 5166379
    Abstract: This invention relates to the methods for the synthesis and use of acetylenic carbinols and their analogs, having various immunomodulatory properties in vitro and in vivo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Assignee: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Coval, Gabriel Saucy, Richard D. Wood, Ranjit C. Desai, Geewananda P. Gunawardana, Ross E. Longley, Neal Burres
  • Submersible pump puller
    Patent number: 4296916
    Abstract: A device for pulling a submersible pump from a well casing comprises a pair of spaced, parallel legs adapted to straddle the rim of the casing and be clamped thereto by upper and lower clamps. A submersible pump in the well may be pulled by operating a winch mounted at the upper end of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1981
    Inventor: M. Pearson Jewett
  • Fencing with line wire tensioner
    Patent number: 4262884
    Abstract: A line wire tensioner is received in a channel extending longitudinally of a post, and the tensioner can be slid along the channel to a desired height where it is retained by suitable means such as one or more screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1981
    Assignee: Binns Fencing Limited
    Inventors: Julian R. H. Binns, Kenneth H. Grange