Patents by Inventor George Mandel

George Mandel 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).

  • Automatic shutoff and manual reset valve
    Patent number: 6058959
    Abstract: A resettable earthquake valve for gas lines, the valve having a housing with an external turn cock and an internal valve sleeve with a port that functions as a stopcock valve, the housing having an internal passage with a port and a closure biased valve disk displaceable from the port by a support member having an inertial mass, the support member being debilitated by a shock to the valve, the support member being connected to the biased valve disk at one end and engageable by a displaceable support base at the other, the valve having a cam mechanism for resetting the support member after being debilitated, for returning the support member to its support position displacing the valve disk from the valve port on resetting the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Inventor: George Mandel
  • Contamination protection member for opening and resealing device
    Patent number: 4463866
    Abstract: An improved integral opening and recapping device incorporated in the top of conventional aluminium top container constructed with an opening tab pivotally mounted to a pivot rivet centrally located on the container top, the tab having a detent edge engageable with a scored aperture flap for forced displacement of the flap to form an aperture, the tab having further a lever portion for operating the detent edge, the underside of the lever portion forming a sealing lip which on pivoting of the tab about the rivet, is engageable with the aperture to hermetically seal the container. The container top has a protective recess into which the sealing lip is nestled for protection of the lip from contamination prior to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Inventor: George Mandel
  • Opening and stopper device
    Patent number: 4433792
    Abstract: An integral opening and recapping device incorporated in the top of conventional aluminium top container constructed with an opening tab pivotally mounted to a pivot rivet centrally located on the container top, the tab having a detent edge engageable with a scored aperture flap for forced displacement of the flap to form an aperture, the tab having further a lever portion for operating the detent edge, the underside of the lever portion forming a sealing lip which on pivoting of the tab about the rivet, is engageable with the aperture to hermetically seal the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1984
    Inventor: George Mandel