Patents by Inventor Jerry R. Kent

Jerry R. Kent 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: 5513415
    Abstract: A steam cleaning machine has a vacuum pump seated in a recess in a top of a main support housing and a first conduit resiliently sealed in a channel leading under the recess and connecting the first conduit with the air inlet of the pump. The first conduit passes through a vacuum cover which is fitted over the top of main support housing and is attached to a dome which is resiliently sealed to a recovery tank, while a second conduit is connected to the exhaust of the pump. A third conduit is connected to a vacuum nozzle, passes through vacuum cover and is also attached to the dome which is supported by first and third conduits from the vacuum cover. An adjustable handle is pivoted at the back of main support housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Rug Doctor, L.P.
    Inventors: Jerry R. Kent, John Kozul, Edwin Fitzwater
  • Patent number: 5473792
    Abstract: A steam cleaning machine wherein the clean water tank serves as a chassis for the machine. A main support housing and a recovery tank is mounted on top of the clean water tank which has an upwardly bowed bottom forming a cavity within which is mounted a spray nozzle and a vacuum nozzle. The clean water tank is mounted on wheels, an axle of which passes through the clean water tank. The spray nozzle is mounted on a pan saddled in the cavity and the vacuum nozzle is received in a pair of lateral grooves and a notch formed in the cavity for that purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: Rug Doctor, L.P.
    Inventors: Jerry R. Kent, John Kozul, Edwin Fitzwater
  • Patent number: D364947
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: Rug Doctor, L.P.
    Inventors: Jerry R. Kent, John Kozul, Edwin Fitzwater