Patents by Inventor Eric G. Snoke

Eric G. Snoke 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: 5538038
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a tubular fitting for connection to an overflow pipe on a sanitary silo in order to introduce sanitary air into any siphonal discharge therefrom and thereby reduce vacuum in the silo to prevent its collapse by implosion. The fitting (5) is generally tubularly Y-shaped with branch passageways (13) and (14) connecting an upper portion of an overflow pipe (3) with a sanitary air intake pipe (12), said branch passageways extending downwardly into an enlarged confluence region (15) which terminates in a single downwardly tapered passageway (16) for connection to a lower portion of said overflow pipe (3). The other object is to provide a sanitary air intake pipe (12) extending upwardly from an enclosed sanitary structure (4) into the fitting (5) thereby preventing unclean matter from entering the silo (1) during normal operation or when the silo is overfilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Inventors: Mark Boytim, Eric G. Snoke
  • Patent number: D330584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Inventors: Eric G. Snoke, Mark R. Boytim