Patents by Inventor Jack Akins

Jack Akins 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: 10787797
    Abstract: An odor venting water pump system uses an air pump to agitate well water within a well enclosure in order to separate unpleasant smelling gases from the well water. A water pump is positioned at the bottom of a well enclosure and surrounded by well water received into the well enclosure from the surrounding ground water supply. An air tube is connected to an air pump and a terminal end of the air tube is positioned at the lower end of a venting pipe which has an inlet to accept well water. The pumped air agitates the water within the venting pipe and pushes the air/water mixture upwards through the venting pipe to an outlet, where the water returns to the main water supply while the odious gases are free to exit the well enclosure through an air vent at the upper end of the well enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Inventor: Jack Akins
  • Patent number: 10710420
    Abstract: A jackknife prevention device installed on a vehicle includes: a base plate mounted at a trailer hitch of the vehicle adjacent to a ball mount; a first arm pivotally associated with the base plate at a proximal end of the first arm and including a bumper portion located thereon, the first arm movable between a first position and second position; and a second arm pivotally associated with the base plate at a proximal end of the second arm, the second arm including a bumper portion located thereon, the second arm extending in a direction that is divergent from a direction of the first arm, the second arm movable between a first position and a second position. The first arm and second arm are releasably engaged with the base plate to pivot between the first and second positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Jack Akins
  • Publication number: 20190100901
    Abstract: An odor venting water pump system uses an air pump to agitate well water within a well enclosure in order to separate unpleasant smelling gases from the well water. A water pump is positioned at the bottom of a well enclosure and surrounded by well water received into the well enclosure from the surrounding ground water supply. An air tube is connected to an air pump and a terminal end of the air tube is positioned at the lower end of a venting pipe which has an inlet to accept well water. The pumped air agitates the water within the venting pipe and pushes the air/water mixture upwards through the venting pipe to an outlet, where the water returns to the main water supply while the odious gases are free to exit the well enclosure through an air vent at the upper end of the well enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventor: Jack Akins
  • Publication number: 20180093539
    Abstract: A jackknife prevention device installed adjacent a trailer hitch of a vehicle includes: a base plate mounted at the trailer hitch of the vehicle adjacent to a ball mount of the trailer hitch; a first arm pivotally associated with the base plate at a proximal end of the first arm, the first arm including a bumper portion located at a distal end of the first arm, the first arm movable between a first position and second position; and a second arm pivotally associated with the base plate at a proximal end of the second arm, the second arm including a bumper portion located at a distal end of the second arm, the second arm extending in a direction that is divergent from a direction of the first arm, the second arm movable between a first position and a second position. The first arm and second arm are releasably engaged with the base plate to pivot between the first and second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventor: Jack Akins