Patents by Inventor T. Bruce Slamans

T. Bruce Slamans 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).

  • Heated hose assembly
    Patent number: 9206934
    Abstract: A heated hose assembly may include a flexible hose and a heating element. The flexible hose defines an internal water channel and includes first and second hose couplings secured to first and second ends, respectively. The first end is opposite the second end. The heating element extends from the first hose coupling to the second hose coupling through the flexible hose. The heating element is configured to heat the first and second hose couplings and the flexible hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Miller Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Thomas K. Reusche, T. Bruce Slamans, Philip E. Chumbley
  • HEATED HOSE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150144217
    Abstract: A heated hose assembly may include a flexible hose and a heating element. The flexible hose defines an internal water channel and includes first and second hose couplings secured to first and second ends, respectively. The first end is opposite the second end. The heating element extends from the first hose coupling to the second hose coupling through the flexible hose. The heating element is configured to heat the first and second hose couplings and the flexible hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas K. Reusche, T. Bruce Slamans, Philip E. Chumbley