Patents by Inventor Michael VALPATIC

Michael VALPATIC 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).

  • Integrated lifting and pivoting device
    Patent number: 11667442
    Abstract: A tank having a sealing plate and a tank body and lifting mechanism for separating the sealing plate from the tank body of a tank are provided. The lifting mechanism includes a pin inserted into a flange of the tank body extending through the sealing plate, and a threaded device coupled to the sealing plate and selectively contacting the pin to apply a pushing force in response to the threaded device being inserted into the sealing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: SULLAIR, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Valpatic, Michael Groszek
  • INTEGRATED LIFTING AND PIVOTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220315294
    Abstract: A tank having a sealing plate and a tank body and lifting mechanism for separating the sealing plate from the tank body of a tank are provided. The lifting mechanism includes a pin inserted into a flange of the tank body extending through the sealing plate, and a threaded device coupled to the sealing plate and selectively contacting the pin to apply a pushing force in response to the threaded device being inserted into the sealing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Michael VALPATIC, Michael GROSZEK