Patents by Inventor Mary C. Reiner

Mary C. Reiner 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).

  • Air filtration apparatus and filter cartridge retaining means therefor
    Patent number: 5746796
    Abstract: A filter apparatus generally including a housing defining an air plenum having an inlet and at least one outlet, a filter member having an outlet, disposable within the air plenum in a preoperative position with the outlet thereof in registry with the housing outlet, means selectively operable when the filter member is in the preoperative position for displacing the filter member into an operative position with the filter member outlet communicating with the housing outlet and the filter member in sealing engagement with the housing about the housing outlet, and means for producing an airflow from the housing inlet and through the filter member and the housing outlet whereby airborne particles entrained in airflow drawn through the housing inlet are caused to be removed by the filter member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: The Young Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard W. Ambs, Mary C. Reiner, Howard E. Stugard, John W. Pfeiffer