Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D. Nice

Jeffrey D. Nice 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: 4796677
    Abstract: An apparatus for facilitating liquid transfer from a drum has a receptacle which has upper and lower portions. The lower portion is a generally conical member having an egress at its apex from which a first fluid coupling extends. The first fluid coupling has first and second threaded portions. The first threaded portion is more distal from the apex of the conical member and has an outside diameter smaller than the outside diameter of the second threaded portion. The first threaded portion is adapted to threadably engage a first threaded port of the drum and the second threaded portion is adapted to engage a second threaded port of the drum which is larger than the first port. The upper portion is a cylindrical skirt which extends axially from the periphery of the base of the conical member. An adaptable mounting bracket extends axially upwards from the upper portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1989
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Nice