Patents by Inventor Micheal C. Lapp, Sr.

Micheal C. Lapp, Sr. 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).

  • Method and apparatus for filling a container with a fluid
    Patent number: 5365722
    Abstract: An apparatus for filling a container with a fluid comprising a fluid supply source having a pump fluidly coupled thereto and electrically interfaced to a controller. Fluidly coupled to the pump is a nozzle valve which is also electrically interfaced to the controller. During the operation of the apparatus, the container is positioned under the nozzle valve, with the controller being operable to fill the container with the first volume of the fluid from the supply source at a first flow rate, and fill the container with the second volume of the fluid at a second flow rate which is lower than the first flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1994
    Assignee: Dunn-Edwards Corp.
    Inventors: Kenneth N. Edwards, Micheal C. Lapp, Sr.