Patents by Inventor Howard Mecham

Howard Mecham 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: 20150292660
    Abstract: A pipe fitting comprises a number of orifices defined in a number of connecting ends, a gate housing dividing the pipe fitting into a first section and a second section, a gate disposed within the gate housing to selectively seal the first section from the second section, and a gate plug to selectively seal the gate housing upon removal of the gate from the gate housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Mathews, Howard Mecham, Kenneth Sykes
  • Publication number: 20150292659
    Abstract: A pipe fitting comprises a number of orifices defined in a number of connecting ends, a gate housing dividing the pipe fitting into a first section and a second section; and a gate disposed within the gate housing to selectively seal the first section from the second section, in which the gate comprises a manufactured breakaway. A pipe fitting comprises a number of orifices defined in a number of connecting ends, a gate housing dividing the pipe fitting into a first section and a second section, and a gate within the gate housing to selectively seal the first section from the second section, in which the gate comprises a manufactured breakaway, and in which at least portions of the pipe fitting are constructed of a transparent material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Freeflow, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Mathews, Howard Mecham, Kenneth Sykes