Patents by Inventor Donald G. Bonnell

Donald G. Bonnell 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).

  • Publication number: 20100084042
    Abstract: A combination fluid collector and parts washer includes a collector mounted on a base supported stanchion to receive fluid for selectively discharging the fluid through a valve into a container. A tray is removably mounted in the collector for supporting parts to be washed by the fluid in the collector and includes ridges on the bottom for drainage purposes and holes for draining the fluid from the tray into the collector. A device for collecting fluid from each of a plurality of containers is detachably attachable to the stanchion for discharging the collected fluid into a vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventor: Donald G. Bonnell
  • Patent number: 6641029
    Abstract: A holder secured to the tip of a cutting torch supports a guide about which a hole is to be cut in a steel pipe or sheet. A fixture, magnetically attached to the pipe or sheet supports a magnetically retained fitting to be tack welded to the cut hole at the desired angular orientation relative to the pipe or sheet. After the fitting is tack welded, the fixture is removed and the weld is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Donald G. Bonnell
  • Publication number: 20020144776
    Abstract: A holder secured to the tip of a cutting torch supports a guide about which a hole is to be cut in a steel pipe or sheet. A fixture, magnetically attached to the pipe or sheet supports a magnetically retained fitting to be tack welded to the cut hole at the desired angular orientation relative to the pipe or sheet. After the fitting is tack welded, the fixture is removed and the weld is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventor: Donald G. Bonnell
  • Patent number: 4832095
    Abstract: A device for collecting viscous fluid from a plurality of vessels includes a funnel member, a plurality of vessel retainer elements disposed in the open top portion of the funnel member for holding the vessels in inverted positions, and an open-mouthed receptacle demountably attached to the bottom of the funnel member for receiving the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Inventor: Donald G. Bonnell
  • Patent number: D329655
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Inventor: Donald G. Bonnell