Patents by Inventor Billy A. Shelton

Billy A. Shelton 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: 9488447
    Abstract: A personal cooling device with a network of tubular members, each tubular member having an inner surface defining a flowpath, an outer surface, and at least two channels extending between the flowpath and the outer surface. The network has an inlet. The at least two channels of each tubular member have differently-sized volumes, with the channels having the larger volumes closer to the network inlet than the channels having the smaller volumes. The device also includes a pump having an inlet and an outlet, and a length of connection tubing in fluid communication with the outlet of the pump and the inlet of the network of tubular members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Inventors: Billy A. Shelton, Billy R. Shelton
  • Publication number: 20140069617
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a network of tubular members, each tubular member having an inner surface defining a flowpath, an outer surface, and at least one channel extending between the flowpaths and the outer surface, wherein said network has an inlet; a pump having an inlet and an outlet; and a length of connection tubing in fluid communication with the outlet of the pump and the inlet of the network of tubing members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Billy A. Shelton, Billy R. Shelton