Patents by Inventor Kermit W. Bender

Kermit W. Bender 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 well pump skimmer level control
    Patent number: 5049037
    Abstract: A control system for an in-well pump for recovery of hydrocarbons which are lighter than water. Two electrical probes and a float switch are used to control the automatic raising and lowering of the pump within the well to always maintain its input within the hydrocarbon layer. The pump is also controlled so that it only operates when its input is within the hydrocarbons to assure that it does not pump water and that it is not operated in air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: R. E. Wright Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn S. Carson, Kermit W. Bender