Patents by Inventor Jeff Smigiel

Jeff Smigiel 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).

  • Hazardous Material Container Plug
    Publication number: 20230204127
    Abstract: A plug for a valve for a container that may contain hazardous materials is provided. The plug may include an outer wall, and one or more keys disposed on an external surface of the outer wall. The keys may be sized and shaped to respectively fit within one or more corresponding notches and one or more circumferential grooves in the valve to secure the plug to the valve. the plug may be sized and shaped to be inserted into the valve so that the one or more keys of the plug are respectively inserted into the one or more notches, and the one or more keys of the plug are configured to be respectively moved within the one or more circumferential grooves in a first direction as the plug is rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Micro Matic USA, Inc
    Inventors: Jeffrey Crowell, Michael Tomlinson, Jeff Smigiel
  • Hazardous material container plug
    Patent number: 11598447
    Abstract: A plug for a valve for a container that may contain hazardous materials is provided. The plug may include an outer wall, and one or more keys disposed on an external surface of the outer wall. The keys may be sized and shaped to respectively fit within one or more corresponding notches and one or more circumferential grooves in the valve to secure the plug to the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: MICRO MATIC USA, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Crowell, Michael Tomlinson, Jeff Smigiel
  • HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CONTAINER PLUG
    Publication number: 20220178465
    Abstract: A plug for a valve for a container that may contain hazardous materials is provided. The plug may include an outer wall, and one or more keys disposed on an external surface of the outer wall. The keys may be sized and shaped to respectively fit within one or more corresponding notches and one or more circumferential grooves in the valve to secure the plug to the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Micro Matic USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Crowell, Michael Tomlinson, Jeff Smigiel