Patents by Inventor James S. Hoy

James S. Hoy 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: 4449265
    Abstract: A vacuum powered automatic swimming pool sweep for cleaning the bottom of a swimming pool comprising a hollow housing supported by at least one pair of reversible wheels, a reversible impeller disposed within the hollow housing, the reversible impeller including an impeller housing having an impeller chamber formed therein, a reversible impeller member having at least one pair of opposing vanes coupled thereto operatively disposed within the impeller chamber and interconnected to the pair of reversible wheels, a fluid flow conduit including a first and second fluid flow path coupled between an external vacuum line and the impeller chamber, a directional control in communication with the fluid flow conduit to selectively direct water from the pool through the impeller chamber to impinge on the movable vanes coupled to the reversible impeller member to drive the pair of reversible wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1984
    Inventor: James S. Hoy