Patents by Inventor Alex Arthur Hardman

Alex Arthur Hardman 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: 9278277
    Abstract: An apparatus to enhance oil extraction from pores of a bowling ball includes a housing unit with an opening, a tank disposed within the opening and able to store a fluid, a rack disposed within the tank to secure the bowling ball in a stationary position and orient the ball such that at least one finger hole of the ball is positioned above an upper level of the stored fluid, a heating unit coupled to the tank to heat the stored fluid, and at least one ultrasonic transducer coupled to the tank. The at least one transducer directs sound waves through the heated fluid toward the secured bowling ball, thereby extracting oil from the bowling ball.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Inventors: John Arthur Hardman, Alex Arthur Hardman, Russ Scott Wilson
  • Publication number: 20150013731
    Abstract: An apparatus to enhance oil extraction from pores of a bowling ball includes a housing unit with an opening, a tank disposed within the opening and able to store a fluid, a rack disposed within the tank to secure the bowling ball in a stationary position and orient the ball such that at least one finger hole of the ball is positioned above an upper level of the stored fluid, a heating unit coupled to the tank to heat the stored fluid, and at least one ultrasonic transducer coupled to the tank. The at least one transducer directs sound waves through the heated fluid toward the secured bowling ball, thereby extracting oil from the bowling ball.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: JOHN ARTHUR HARDMAN, Alex Arthur Hardman, Russ Scott Wilson