Patents by Inventor Bruce B. Wetherell

Bruce B. Wetherell 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).

  • Publication number: 20090301679
    Abstract: A paper currency method and system, which is comprised of multi-stages of sections or areas for cleaning and/or sanitizing/and or drying with input and output to receive and dispense. A roller and conveyor, opposed to each other with pressure fluid or air jets, remove dirt, oils, and other foreign matter from the currency. When desired by the end user, the currency passes through a sanitation section using a sanitation solution to effectively kill viral and fungal organisms. After the cleaning processes is complete, the currency passes through a drying portion using squeezing rollers, high-pressure air and heat to remove moisture and to complete the reconditioning process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: THERMAL STERILIZATION SPECIALTIES, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce B. Wetherell
  • Patent number: 6368229
    Abstract: Lifting golf balls in a vertical tube from a cleaning station using sufficient air pressure from an air blower to lift the golf balls in the vertical tube and allowing the golf balls to fall by gravity from an apex of the vertical tube to a diverter for directing the golf balls to a particular dispenser apparatus. An electromagnetic switch controls the movement of the diverter to determine which dispenser apparatus receives the golf balls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Inventor: Bruce B. Wetherell
  • Patent number: 6287212
    Abstract: Lifting golf balls in a vertical tube from a lifting station using spaced apart motorized wheels with finger projections for projecting into side openings in the vertical tube. The golf balls are allowed to fall by gravity from an apex of the vertical tube to a diverter for directing the golf balls to a particular dispenser apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Inventors: Bruce B. Wetherell, Ken Ko, William Betts
  • Patent number: 6109049
    Abstract: A system for cooling outdoor golf practice tees is incorporated into a practice facility including a building that houses, perhaps, five or so practice tees, each of which is partially enclosed by building structure. Within the ceiling of the building, a single air conditioning unit is mounted having an outlet connected to an elongated manifold and within each enclosure, a vent is provided connected to the manifold and having a louvered outlet allowing adjustment of the direction of air flow from the outlet. A blower motor is located in the duct supplying air to the vent from the manifold and the blower motor includes a fan directed such that rotations of the motor result in blowing of conditioned air through the vent. Each enclosure includes a check control mechanism designed to receive money and responsive to receipt of the proper amount activating the blower motor for a prescribed period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Inventor: Bruce B. Wetherell