Patents by Inventor David G. Sharpe

David G. Sharpe 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).

  • Actuation lever of an aerosol valve
    Patent number: 8371482
    Abstract: A lever of an aerosol valve having a valve stem includes a lever member having first and second end portions, a first aperture disposed in the first end portion, and a second aperture disposed between the first and second end portions. The first aperture is configured to permit the lever member to be releasably received over a valve stem of an aerosol valve in a dispensing position, in which the second end portion extends outwardly from the valve stem to provide for pivotally displacing the valve stem to dispense product therethrough. The second aperture is configured so that the lever member fits in a stored position with the second aperture around a portion of the valve stem, and the first and second end portions extending alongside the valve stem, such that the lever member may be stored under a cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Clayton Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Rueschhoff, James P. McBroom, David G. Sharpe
  • ACTUATION LEVER OF AN AEROSOL VALVE
    Publication number: 20110073621
    Abstract: A lever of an aerosol valve having a valve stem includes a lever member having first and second end portions, a first aperture disposed in the first end portion, and a second aperture disposed between the first and second end portions. The first aperture is configured to permit the lever member to be releasably received over a valve stem of an aerosol valve in a dispensing position, in which the second end portion extends outwardly from the valve stem to provide for pivotally displacing the valve stem to dispense product therethrough. The second aperture is configured so that the lever member fits in a stored position with the second aperture around a portion of the valve stem, and the first and second end portions extending alongside the valve stem, such that the lever member may be stored under a cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Rueschhoff, James P. McBroom, David G. Sharpe
  • Saddle stitch finishing line having a device for forming a square back book
    Publication number: 20040108642
    Abstract: A finishing line for forming a square back saddle stitch book. A conveyor is arranged to receive the book and to convey the book along a finishing path to a squaring station. A book clamp is disposed on opposite sides of the path and is arranged to clamp the book at a point generally adjacent to the spine. A squaring member includes a first portion transitioning toward a second portion, the second portion disposed generally in the path and is positioned to contact and flatten the spine of a book proceeding along the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Robert Stolz, David G. Sharpe, Glenn G. Johnson
  • Fan coil device for producing dry hydrogen peroxide
    Patent number: D943721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventors: James D. Lee, Pedro J. Bermúdez, David G. Sharpe