John W Richards

Address:

14530 Frst Ldg Dr, Houston, TX 77070

Phone:

2813200013

VIN:

1GKFK66817J329478

Make:

GMC

Model:

YUKON XL

Year:

2007

US Patent:

6792886, Sep 21, 2004

Filed:

Mar 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/389224

Inventors:

Ken Maloney - New Orleans LA
John Richards - Metairie LA
Robert A. Stringer - Slidell LA

Assignee:

Biophan Technologies, Inc. - West Henrietta NY
Textron Systems Corporation - Wilmington MA

International Classification:

B63B 3500

US Classification:

114 60, 114 70, 114 72

Abstract:

An improved landing craft includes a hull that supports bow and stern ramps for enabling vehicles to drive through during loading and unloading. The drive-through arrangement also enables the crew to load and unload the craft much faster and more easily than existing vessels. A ballasting arrangement can be used to trim the hull when it is to be beached or to be extracted and/or during loading/unloading.

US Patent:

49952978, Feb 26, 1991

Filed:

Jul 12, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/378783

Inventors:

John E. Richards - Houston TX

International Classification:

B25B 1312
B25B 714

US Classification:

81126

Abstract:

A locking ratchet wrench has a main body with an elongate handle portion and a stationary jaw at one end and a slotted guideway extending through the stationary jaw. A generally square aperture extends transversely through the stationary jaw and rearwardly from the slotted guideway. A movable jaw having ratchet teeth at its rear end is slidably fitted in the guideway. A locking pawl block is slidably retained for forward and rearward movement within the aperture and has locking teeth at the forward end thereof corresponding to the movable jaw ratchet teeth. A spring at the rear end of the locking pawl block normally urges it forward in the aperture. A movable handle pivotally mounted on the main body has front sides slidably received on each side of the aperture and movably connected to said to the locking pawl block to move it into and out of toothed engagement with the movable jaw ratchet teeth. A jaw control spring connected between the movable jaw and movable handle applies upward pressure on the movable jaw to urge it toward the stationary jaw. A handle return spring connected between the main body and the movable handle normally urges the movable handle pivotally away from the main body handle portion when the handles are not being gripped together.