Patents by Inventor John W. Schmalz, Jr.

John W. Schmalz, 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: 5720330
    Abstract: A squeeze bulb for use on a liquid extraction device includes a collapsible wall structure formed of a flexible, resilient rubber; the wall structure being shaped and configured to include a main bulbous portion surrounding an interior chamber and an integral neck portion extending from the bulbous portion and terminating at an annular rim surrounding an open end. A passage extends through the neck portion, from the open end to the interior chamber, in fluid communication therebetween and is sized and configured for removable, snug-fitted receipt of a proximal end zone of an elongate tube of the liquid extraction device, in sealed relation therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Inventor: John W. Schmalz, Jr.