Patents by Inventor Greg Latimer

Greg Latimer 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).

  • Publication number: 20180346314
    Abstract: Liquid container nozzles including a valve handle, valve body, spool, and spout assembly, where the valve body may move slidingly into the valve handle over the spool to control the flow of liquid through the nozzle. Liquid flow may be controlled by adjusting the position of the valve body in relation to the valve handle and spool using varying force or pressure. The spool may include one or more holes to control the flow of liquid. In some examples of the invention, the spool may narrow in an S-shaped fashion, and the holes of the spool may be located on a portion of the spool that narrows to form S-shaped holes. These holes may swirl liquid as it is poured from the nozzle to create a more uniform flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Greg Latimer
  • Publication number: 20180346177
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of operating the same are described. An apparatus may include a lower compartment, a baffle, and an upper compartment. The lower compartment may form a lower cavity to hold a liquid. The baffle may include a channel connecting the lower compartment to an upper compartment, where the channel provides a first passageway for liquid to pass between the lower compartment and the upper compartment. The baffle may also include a baffle passage defining an opening through a middle section of the liquid container between the lower compartment and the upper compartment. The upper compartment may form an upper cavity to hold the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Greg Latimer
  • Publication number: 20180346212
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to devices for dispensing liquid, especially fuel. In one embodiment, a device for dispensing fuel includes a spout for pouring liquid fuel, an annular fitting including a chamber formed therein. A sealing surface, a stopper, and spring may be disposed within the chamber. The annular fitting may be attached to the spout. The annular fitting may be configured to mate with a portable fuel canister. The fitting may include sidewalls forming a channel for liquid fuel, an outer wall enveloping a portion of the sidewall forming a chamber proximate the liquid channel, and an atmospheric orifice formed in the outer wall. The sealing surface may be disposed proximal the orifice. The spring may be configured to bias the stopper into contact with the sealing surface such that the chamber is in selective pressure-dependent fluid communication with an atmosphere outside the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Greg Latimer
  • Patent number: 10144632
    Abstract: Liquid container nozzles including a valve handle, valve body, spool, and spout assembly, where the valve body may move slidingly into the valve handle over the spool to control the flow of liquid through the nozzle. Liquid flow may be controlled by adjusting the position of the valve body in relation to the valve handle and spool using varying force or pressure. The spool may include one or more holes to control the flow of liquid. In some examples of the invention, the spool may narrow in an S-shaped fashion, and the holes of the spool may be located on a portion of the spool that narrows to form S-shaped holes. These holes may swirl liquid as it is poured from the nozzle to create a more uniform flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Inventor: Greg Latimer
  • Patent number: 10144562
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to devices for dispensing liquid, especially fuel. In one embodiment, a device for dispensing fuel includes a spout for pouring liquid fuel, an annular fitting including a chamber formed therein. A sealing surface, a stopper, and spring may be disposed within the chamber. The annular fitting may be attached to the spout. The annular fitting may be configured to mate with a portable fuel canister. The fitting may include sidewalls forming a channel for liquid fuel, an outer wall enveloping a portion of the sidewall forming a chamber proximate the liquid channel, and an atmospheric orifice formed in the outer wall. The sealing surface may be disposed proximal the orifice. The spring may be configured to bias the stopper into contact with the sealing surface such that the chamber is in selective pressure-dependent fluid communication with an atmosphere outside the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Inventor: Greg Latimer
  • Publication number: 20180273281
    Abstract: A container to store a liquid. The container may include a body with a cavity to store a liquid. The container may include a valve with a housing and a closing member. The housing may include a conduit connecting a first opening at a top of the valve to a second opening at a bottom of the valve, where the top of the valve faces an exterior of the housing and the bottom of the valve faces the cavity of the housing. The closing member may be located within the conduit, where the closing member may control a flow of matter from the second opening to the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Greg Latimer