Patents by Inventor Jeremiah J. Bresnahan

Jeremiah J. Bresnahan 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: 6360578
    Abstract: A hand tool for restoring roundness to an open end of a pipe coupling formed of copper or the like. The tool has a series of sections of non-concentric grooves of increasing diameters separated by ridges over which the open end of the coupling is slipped. The ridge bordering the inside of the groove serving as a mandrel and the ridge bordering the outside of the groove serving as a die. Holes may be provided in the tool for use in restoring roundness to an open end of a pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Inventor: Jeremiah J. Bresnahan
  • Patent number: 5513823
    Abstract: A plastic bag holder for bags with integral loop handles. The holder has planar U-shaped arms including a pair of opposing legs mounted on one side of a bite and with a U-shaped lug formed on the opposite side of the bite. Male and female mating members pivotally hold one leg of each planar U-shaped arm and mount the arms on a planar mounting panel. The male and female mating members hold the legs spaced apart from each other and in at least one fixed angular position with respect to the mounting panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Inventor: Jeremiah J. Bresnahan
  • Patent number: 5063616
    Abstract: A drainage trap with a trap portion is described for use with drain pipes from sinks or other fixtures that fits pipe of different diameters, the drain pipes need not be in perfect alignment. The drainage trap can be easily attached and detached at its upper end to a drain outlet and at its lower end to a discharge pipe, is molded of a self-supporting, flexible material which allows the drainage trap to be manually manipulated. The drainage trap has an S-shaped configuration which enables the trap portion to be movable in a vertical direction towards the drain outlet and a horizontal direction towards the discharge pipe for the purpose of draining the trap portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Inventor: Jeremiah J. Bresnahan