Patents by Inventor James P. Adkins

James P. Adkins 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: 5107893
    Abstract: Apparatus for connection within a hose extending from a nurse tank assembly to a tractor mounted spray tank for utilizing a source of water under pressure within the hose from the nurse tank assembly to withdraw a chemical from a container and thereafter to clean the container in such a way that the chemical is mixed and delivered with the water utilized to the spray tank through the hose, said apparatus comprising a hose connecting unit, a portable unit, and a flexible hose assembly extending between the two units. The hose connecting unit includes a flow directing valve selectively operable to direct the water source (1) directly to the spray tank; or (2) through the portable unit. The portable unit includes a flow path having therein a flow control valve, a rinse water valve, and a venturi communicating with a chemical withdrawing conduit enterable within a chemical container, and a rinse water directing mechanism under the control of the rinse water valve cooperating with the chemical withdrawing conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1992
    Inventor: James P. Adkins