Patents by Inventor Vincent G. Hillard

Vincent G. Hillard 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).

  • Beer keg tap apparatus
    Patent number: 5248062
    Abstract: A tap member is arranged with a threaded lid directed into engagement with an upper end of the tap structure configured as a cylindrical housing, including a cavity receiving a compressed gas canister therewithin. Upon projection of the lid into the housing, the canister is pierced directing compressed gas from the canister into an underlying beer keg, whereupon beer is dispensed through a dispensing conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Inventor: Vincent G. Hillard