Patents by Inventor Charles T. Murray

Charles T. Murray 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: 5254267
    Abstract: A grease separation system includes a main grease separator tank [11] which has a plurality of filters [23] suspended along the upper portion of the tank above a bed of grease absorbing material [28]. A perforated pipe [31] extends the length of the floor of the tank and discharges into a grease trap [33]. An admixing tank [52] is also included for admixing a grease absorbing material [60] with the grease [24] collected within the filters and rendering the grease bladeable for disposal into a landfill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Inventors: Paul A. Deskins, Charles T. Murray
  • Patent number: 4856681
    Abstract: A dispenser for granulated materials and powdered materials is disclosed having a hopper contained within a base mounting which dispenses material to a receiving cup. A manually operated sliding plate valve starts and stops the flow of material into the cup. Overflow is prevented by maintaining the receiving cup within close proximity to the mounting via runners extending from the top of the cup. Both the cup runners and sliding plate are slidably held adjacent the mounting via interior and exterior channels attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Inventor: Charles T. Murray
  • Patent number: 3996821
    Abstract: A tool kit for use in combination with standard socket, open-end and box-end wrenches to provide a number of special obstruction by-pass tools whereby the wrenches may be releasably and fixedly disposed at any relative angle continuously between 0.degree. and 180.degree. with respect to one another. The tool kit comprises specially constructed elements, including one or more flex adapters and one or more bar extenders. Each flex adapter has a head and a base pivotally connected by means of a special clevis joint having cooperative means on the clevis tongue and the clevis pin for releasably engaging and securing the clevis tongue to the inside of one arm of the clevis yoke at any relative angle of alignment continuously through a total included angle of 180.degree.. The head is adapted to receive a standard socket extender. The base is adapted to removably support a conventional wrench handle or a bar extender. The bar extender is preferably an elongated handle secured to a male socket member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1976
    Assignee: TRI Research Corporation
    Inventor: Charles T. Murray