Patents by Inventor G. Wayne Harrison

G. Wayne Harrison 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: 6216990
    Abstract: A retrofit pan for use with a stand for raising ignitable appliances which includes a base of a predetermined height extending from the floor to a sufficient distance above the region of air, a support surface panel connected to the upper end of the base, and a retention lip member extending from the support surface, wherein the pan includes a base having larger diameter than the support surface of the stand and which is securably connectable to the support surface of the stand, a retention lip extending from the base of said pan, a support surface connected to the base of said pan and wherein the retention lip and the support surface form a retention surface area, at least one aperture surface formed adjacent the lip member and the support surface of the pan to which a drain pipe can be readily connected thereto, and wherein the pan is operably disposed over the support surface and the retention lip of the stand in a manner to support the ignitable appliance above the region of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: W. H. Safety Products, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Wayne Harrison
  • Patent number: 6135410
    Abstract: A pan for a stand for ignitable appliances of various sizes, comprises a base for disposal on a base foundation; a retention lip extending from the base of the pan; a support surface connected to the base of the pan and wherein the retention lip and the support surface form a retention surface area; at least one aperture surface formed adjacent the lip member and the support surface of the pan to which a drain pipe can be readily connected thereto and wherein the aperture is at least partially disposed beneath the support surface and extends through the base; and wherein the pan is operably disposable on the base foundation in a manner to support the ignitable appliance while permitting the drain pipe to be connected thereto such that fluid flows substantially from the support surface through the aperture surface enabling fluid to drain through the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: W. H. Safety Products, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Wayne Harrison
  • Patent number: 5820087
    Abstract: A stand for raising ignitable appliances of various sizes above a support floor a distance which is above and beyond a region of air lying adjacent the floor which is susceptible to containing flammable fumes emanating from flammable liquids on the floor, includes a base of a predetermined height extending from the floor to a sufficient distance above the region of air having a lower end to be positioned on the floor and an upper end, a support surface panel connected to the upper end of said base in a manner to support the ignitable appliance above the region of air and a retention lip member extending from the support surface to retain leakage from the ignitable appliance and having at least one open surface formed adjacent the support surface and the retention lip in a manner to which a drain pipe can be threadedly connected thereto. The base is substantially enclosed from the lower end to the upper end and the lower end of the base has an anchor lip formed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: W.H. Safety Products, Inc.
    Inventor: G. Wayne Harrison