Patents by Inventor John E. Hall, Jr.

John E. Hall, Jr. 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: 5603344
    Abstract: A water saving device for use with domestic hot water systems of the noncirculating storage tank heater type uses a hydraulic motor to drive a water pump to pump water from the hot water pipe to a cold water pipe. Pumping begins when a hot water tap connected to the device is turned on and the water in the hot water pipe is cold. Pumping continues until a temperature sensing element senses that hot water has reached the water saving device and actuates a valve. When hot water is present at the device, the valve permits the hot water to pass directly to the tap instead of driving the hydraulic motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Inventor: John E. Hall, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5167423
    Abstract: An improved hitch for connecting a trailer to the rear axle of a towing vehicle includes an elongated resilient steel drawbar having opposite end sections, an intermediate section offset from at least one of the opposite end sections and an inclined bend section integrally connecting the intermediate section to the at least one opposite end section. The drawbar is solid and rectangular in cross section. A clamp rigidly and removably clamps one end of the drawbar to the tongue of a trailer with the greatest cross sectional dimension of the drawbar substantially horizontal and with the lesser cross sectional dimension substantially vertical. A pivotal support for the other end of the drawbar is mounted on the rear axle of the towing vehicle with a pivot pin extending vertically through the drawbar behind and adjacent to the center of the axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1992
    Inventor: John E. Hall, Jr.