Patents by Inventor Alvah M. Griffin

Alvah M. Griffin 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).

  • Disinfecting means within a water dispenser
    Patent number: 4145291
    Abstract: Apparatus for disinfection of drinking water where the water is stored in a tank or other container from which it is dispensed. The invention is characterized by use of a porous ceramic body having metallic silver dispersed within the same and which is immersed in the water. Silver ion is released from the absorbed liquid of the body at a controlled level of concentration to inhibit the growth of organisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1979
    Assignee: Foremost-McKesson, Inc.
    Inventors: Ortha M. Console, Alvah M. Griffin