Patents by Inventor James Patrick Yates

James Patrick Yates 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: 6550489
    Abstract: A low pressure hot water parts washing apparatus recirculating a heated water/detergent solution and spraying same from a perforated manifold onto oily and dirt-laden parts carried by a rotary turntable. The turntable is peripherally mounted by bearings spaced about a conical solution reservoir tank to support parts without turntable tilting. The solution is drawn from the conical reservoir tank through apertures in a radiator tube housing heating elements, the elements being cleaned by a continual flow of solution passing thereover while efficiently heating the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Inventor: James Patrick Yates
  • Patent number: 6361193
    Abstract: An improved pull-on clip intended to position and maintain in place a reflector trim within a downlighting housing or “can” and particularly to bias the trim against an opening in a ceiling to retain a finishing flange of the trim in place about the opening. The present clip can be manually assembled to the trim by means of a snap-fastening structure provided on an attachment end of the clip, the use of tools being unnecessary for assembly of the clip to the trim. The clip facilitates lamp positioning within the can and thereby within the fixture such that optimum lamp performance is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: NSI Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Algimantas John Gabrius, James Patrick Yates
  • Patent number: D454183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Inventors: James Patrick Yates, Brendan Alan Carey, John Abbott Richards