Patents by Inventor George Wesley Sowder

George Wesley Sowder 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).

  • Pipefitting instruments and related methods
    Patent number: 7370431
    Abstract: A pipefitting instrument includes a main body member, a carriage slidably connected to the main body member, and a protractor member pivotally connected to the carriage. The protractor member includes a protractor scale operable to measure an angular orientation of the protractor member relative to the main body member. The instrument also includes a mounting member slidably connected to the main body member and configured to releasably attach to a pipe flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: The Minds Imagination, LLC
    Inventor: George Wesley Sowder