Patents by Inventor Robert B. Bowers

Robert B. Bowers 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).

  • Patent number: 10232402
    Abstract: The device and method are for one shot greasing of tractor trailer fifth wheels and other structures. The device has an upper tube and a lower tube where the upper tube acts as a piston to push down on the lower tube to dispense a grease supply. The lower tube bottom, or a bottom cap connected thereto, has a plurality of dispensing orifices. Preferred embodiments include a stop mechanism to prevent relative movement of the upper tube and lower tube prior to dispensing, and a removable seal on the bottom that prevents grease release until the seal is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Inventor: Robert B Bowers
  • Publication number: 20180281014
    Abstract: The device and method are for one shot greasing of tractor trailer fifth wheels and other structures. The device has an upper tube and a lower tube where the upper tube acts as a piston to push down on the lower tube to dispense a grease supply. The lower tube bottom, or a bottom cap connected thereto, has a plurality of dispensing orifices. Preferred embodiments include a stop mechanism to prevent relative movement of the upper tube and lower tube prior to dispensing, and a removable seal on the bottom that prevents grease release until the seal is removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Robert B. Bowers
  • Publication number: 20120088124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the addition of biocidal agents to colloidal silicate coating compositions, the compositions being useful for coating structures prepared from Portland cement compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventor: Robert B. Bowers
  • Patent number: 8092588
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the addition of biocidal agents to colloidal silicate coating compositions, said compositions being useful for coating structures prepared from Portland cement compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Inventor: Robert B. Bowers
  • Publication number: 20110111216
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the addition of biocidal agents to colloidal silicate coating compositions, said compositions being useful for coating structures prepared from Portland cement compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventor: Robert B. Bowers
  • Patent number: 7883575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the addition of biocidal agents to colloidal silicate coating compositions, said compositions being useful for coating structures prepared from Portland cement compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Inventor: Robert B. Bowers
  • Publication number: 20080081217
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the addition of biocidal agents to colloidal silicate coating compositions, said compositions being useful for coating structures prepared from Portland cement compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventor: Robert B. Bowers
  • Patent number: 4941584
    Abstract: A reusable plastic drum container assembly having a fitting-receiving member in an opening provided in a drum head wherein the opening is formed by a cylindrically-shaped indentation portion extending perpendicularly from the top surface of the drum head and wherein the fitting-receiving member in cross-section is of an inverted U-shape having an inner cylindrically-shaped portion, a circularly-shaped base portion, and an outer cylindrically-shaped leg portion defining a channel and is disposed over the neck member of the drum head with an electromagnetic bonding material fused between the outer surfaces of the neck member and the interior surfaces of the fitting-receiving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Assignee: Ashland Oil Inc.
    Inventors: Robert B. Bowers, Mark Chookazian
  • Patent number: 4880580
    Abstract: A novel reusable plastic drum container assembly and a process for installing a fitting-receiving member in an opening provided in a drum head wherein the opening is formed by a cylindrically-shaped neck member having an outer sloping surface including a circularly-shaped indentation portion extending perpendicularly from top surface of the drum head and wherein the fitting-receiving member in cross-section is of an inverted U-shape having an inner cylindrically-shaped portion, a circularly-shaped base portion, and an outer cylindrically-shaped leg portion defining a channel and is disposed over the neck member of the drum head with an electromagnetic bonding material fused between the outer surfaces of the neck member and the interior surfaces of the fitting-receiving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: Ashland Oil, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert B. Bowers, Mark Chookazian