Patents by Inventor David N. Showalter

David N. Showalter 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: 9222232
    Abstract: A material dispensing vehicle with a material wetting apparatus includes a rubber spray nozzle having an input valve portion and an output valve portion. The input valve portion is attached to a liquid dispenser nozzle of a vehicle. The output valve portion includes a plurality of fluid evacuation holes. The spray nozzle is adjustably mounted on a spray nozzle mount having each of a mounting bracket, an alignment bracket, and a pair of adjustment supports. The mounting bracket and the alignment bracket are disposed on a hinge. The pair of adjustment supports retain the alignment bracket at an angle relative the mounting bracket. The vehicle includes a spinner spreader having a rotary element configured to centrifugally disperse a material onto a road. The spray nozzle is configured to disperse a volume of a liquid onto the material prior to the material coming into contact with the spinner spreader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Inventor: David N. Showalter