Patents by Inventor P. Michael Price

P. Michael Price 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 of pipe cap extraction
    Patent number: 4786214
    Abstract: A tool for removing a cap from a pipe. A torque screw is threadedly mounted to a frame having a pair of downwardly extending legs to which is attached a ring slippable over and against a sewer pipe. A pair of fingers are pivotally and rotatably mounted to an end of the screw and are positionable between the end cap and the end of the sewer pipe. Rotation of the screw forces the fingers and cap apart and away from the ring and pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1988
    Assignee: Hart Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Michael Schmidt, P. Michael Price
  • Pipe cap extractor apparatus
    Patent number: 4691424
    Abstract: A tool for removing a cap from a pipe. A torque screw is threadedly mounted to a frame having a pair of downwardly extending legs to which is attached a ring slippable over and against a sewer pipe. A pair of fingers are pivotally and rotatably mounted to an end of the screw and are positionable between the end cap and the end of the sewer pipe. Rotation of the screw forces the fingers and cap apart and away from the ring and pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Assignee: Harte Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Michael Schmidt, P. Michael Price