Patents by Inventor Ernest H. Reed

Ernest H. Reed 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).

  • Vent bore adapter
    Patent number: 9470317
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing the outlet bore restriction of the inlet tube of existing outage gauges from a diameter of 0.055 in. to a chosen diameter, thereby reducing the quantity of LP Liquid and/or Gas, or other liquid or gaseous fluid, escaping from an LP Gas tank during filling thereof, is described. By retrofitting the original valve stem of an outage gauge with an adapter having a smaller inlet bore and a smaller stem, which screws into the adapter, the restriction of the outlet bore is achieved without requiring the emptying the LP Gas tank upon which the outage gauge is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: The Adept Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest H. Reed, Alex Spataru, Bryan A. Kitchener