Patents by Inventor Gene W. Wilkes

Gene W. Wilkes 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: 5069781
    Abstract: A combined floor sink and strainer for removing solid particles contained in the fluid passing through it. The combined floor sink and strainer has a hollow substantially rectangular housing, a strainer basket for holding the solid particles or sediment removed from the fluid passing through the combined floor sink and strainer and a locating and support structure for locating and supporting the strainer basket within the housing. The support structure and strainer basket have perforations to permit the passage of liquid but prevent the passage of solid particles over a particular particle size. The housing has a removable lid with three inlets and an outlet in its lower portion and a locating and support flange surrounds the upper portion of the housing the permit the housing to be removably located in the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Inventor: Gene W. Wilkes
  • Patent number: D328329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Inventor: Gene W. Wilkes