Patents by Inventor Robert William Munch

Robert William Munch 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).

  • Fuel dispensing nozzle with attitude sensing device
    Patent number: 8616252
    Abstract: A nozzle including a dispensing path configured such that fluid is dispensable therethrough and into a vessel, and a sensing path in which a negative pressure is generated when fluid flows through the dispensing path. The nozzle further includes an attitude sensing device configured to sense an attitude of the nozzle. The attitude sensing device is in fluid communication with the sensing path and includes a ball received in a track. The track includes a generally spherical portion configured to receive the ball therein to generally block the sensing path when the nozzle is raised to a sufficient angle. The spherical portion has a radius generally corresponding to a radius of the ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: OPW Fueling Components Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan William Clever, Robert William Munch
  • FUEL DISPENSING NOZZLE WITH ATTITUDE SENSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120125478
    Abstract: A nozzle including a dispensing path configured such that fluid is dispensable therethrough and into a vessel, and a sensing path in which a negative pressure is generated when fluid flows through the dispensing path. The nozzle further includes an attitude sensing device configured to sense an attitude of the nozzle. The attitude sensing device is in fluid communication with the sensing path and includes a ball received in a track. The track includes a generally spherical portion configured to receive the ball therein to generally block the sensing path when the nozzle is raised to a sufficient angle. The spherical portion has a radius generally corresponding to a radius of the ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan William Clever, Robert William Munch