Patents by Inventor Daniel Ratcliff

Daniel Ratcliff 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).

  • Transparent light up air tank for holding compressible fluids
    Patent number: 11787253
    Abstract: A fluid tank for storing a compressible fluid may have a translucent wall is disclosed. A light emitting diode (LED) may be configured to illuminate the wall. The fluid tank may comprise a tube and two end caps. The tube may be coupled to the end caps. Connecting rods disposed in the tube may be coupled to the end caps to squeeze the end caps onto the opposed ends of the tube. The LED may be disposed between one of the end portions of the tube and the end cap attached to that end portion of the tube. When the LED is illuminated, light is projected into the tube so that the tank now has a color to it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Universal Air, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuzuru Oishi, Daniel Ratcliff
  • TRANSPARENT LIGHT UP AIR TANK FOR HOLDING COMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20220266644
    Abstract: A fluid tank for storing a compressible fluid may have a translucent wall is disclosed. A light emitting diode (LED) may be configured to illuminate the wall. The fluid tank may comprise a tube and two end caps. The tube may be coupled to the end caps. Connecting rods disposed in the tube may be coupled to the end caps to squeeze the end caps onto the opposed ends of the tube. The LED may be disposed between one of the end portions of the tube and the end cap attached to that end portion of the tube. When the LED is illuminated, light is projected into the tube so that the tank now has a color to it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Yuzuru Oishi, Daniel Ratcliff