Patents by Inventor Kenneth G. Coyle

Kenneth G. Coyle 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: 9976755
    Abstract: An expansion tank recovery apparatus for use in extracting a thermal expansion tank includes a container body having a closed bottom wall and an upstanding side wall that together define an interior area configured to selectively receive the expansion tank. A pair of support strap assemblies is coupled to sides of the side wall and extend upwardly. Upper ends include hook portions that are selectively coupled to an overhead fluid pipe to which a thermal expansion tank is coupled. The support assemblies are length adjustable such that the container body is selectively lowered from the hook portions when respective position adjustment mechanisms are actuated and the support assemblies are operatively lengthened. In one embodiment, the position adjustment mechanism is a ratchet strap. In use, the container body may be positioned beneath the expansion tank, the tank disconnected from the pipe, received into the container body, and lowered to the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Inventor: Kenneth G. Coyle
  • Publication number: 20160130036
    Abstract: An expansion tank recovery apparatus for use in extracting a thermal expansion tank includes a container body having a closed bottom wall and an upstanding side wall that together define an interior area configured to selectively receive the expansion tank. A pair of support strap assemblies is coupled to sides of the side wall and extend upwardly. Upper ends include hook portions that are selectively coupled to an overhead fluid pipe to which a thermal expansion tank is coupled. The support assemblies are length adjustable such that the container body is selectively lowered from the hook portions when respective position adjustment mechanisms are actuated and the support assemblies are operatively lengthened. In one embodiment, the position adjustment mechanism is a ratchet strap. In use, the container body may be positioned beneath the expansion tank, the tank disconnected from the pipe, received into the container body, and lowered to the floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: Kenneth G. Coyle
  • Patent number: D758689
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Inventor: Kenneth G. Coyle