Patents by Inventor John L. Eaton

John L. Eaton 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).

  • Termination for an electrical resistance element
    Patent number: 4123743
    Abstract: A simple, low-cost U-shaped hook termination for enclosed resistance elements useful in household appliances. The termination is particularly useful with a releasable contact shaped to enter the enclosure end. The effects of out-of-squareness of the end can also be minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1978
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventor: John L. Eaton, Jr.
  • Liquid level gauge
    Patent number: 3968688
    Abstract: A liquid level gauge having at least one transparent wall and a base wall on the exterior of a vessel. The gauge is secured to and communicates with the interior of the vessel by an eyelet connecting adjacent ports in the gauge and the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1974
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1976
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: John L. Eaton, John C. Fagan
  • Steam-spray iron
    Patent number: 3941518
    Abstract: An electric steam-spray iron having a pump and a bi-stable valve in a single housing for drawing water from a reservoir and delivering it to either a spray nozzle or a steam generating chamber which communicates with steam ports in the sole plate. The valve's stable state is changed by rocking movement of the pump's piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1976
    Assignee: SCM Corporation
    Inventors: John L. Eaton, John C. Fagan, Roger V. Eeckhout