Patents by Inventor John Eugene Thompson

John Eugene Thompson 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: 6053674
    Abstract: A dust collector assembly is provided for use with a hand-held drilling device, or drilling holes in a ceiling to prevent the dust and other debris from falling onto the user of the drilling device. The assembly includes a rounded oblong body shell defining a chamber open on one side. The shell wall has an edge extending therealong, on the one side, that is placed against the ceiling into which holes are to be drilled. The body shell includes a drill hole therein that enables the drilling device to be inserted therethrough into the chamber. A hose connector, received in an opening at the opposite end of the body shell, is adapted to be connected to a suction hose. One of a plurality of drill hole adaptors is received in the drill hole in the body shell. The adaptors have central apertures of different diameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Inventor: John Eugene Thompson