Patents by Inventor Aaron K. McKinney

Aaron K. McKinney 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).

  • Flowable stock sampling apparatus
    Patent number: 9488634
    Abstract: A combination includes a container and a coupling configured to receive the container. The coupling has a unitary body having a first side and an opposing second side, the first side comprising a first orifice and a second orifice, the second side comprising a third orifice. The first orifice is disposed in flow-through communication with the third orifice from the first side to the second side, and the third orifice is disposed in flow-through communication with the second orifice from the second side to the first side. A first flow path through the first orifice is disposed parallel with a second flow path through the third orifice, and a third flow path through the third orifice is disposed parallel with a fourth flow path through the second orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
    Inventors: Shawn M. Kaiser, Glenn B. Duke, Aaron K. McKinney, Jeffrey A. Lee
  • Flowable Stock Sampling Apparatus
    Publication number: 20140261886
    Abstract: A combination includes a container and a coupling configured to receive the container. The coupling has a unitary body having a first side and an opposing second side, the first side comprising a first orifice and a second orifice, the second side comprising a third orifice. The first orifice is disposed in flow-through communication with the third orifice from the first side to the second side, and the third orifice is disposed in flow-through communication with the second orifice from the second side to the first side. A first flow path through the first orifice is disposed parallel with a second flow path through the third orifice, and a third flow path through the third orifice is disposed parallel with a fourth flow path through the second orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP
    Inventors: Shawn M. Kaiser, Glenn B. Duke, Aaron K. McKinney, Jeffrey A. Lee