Patents by Inventor Kurt K. Christensen

Kurt K. Christensen 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: 4396132
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing and dispensing liquid from a receptacle. The apparatus includes a pump housing having a cylindrical fluid chamber, a coil spring within the fluid chamber, a coil spring within the fluid chamber to bias a piston which slidably traverses the inside wall of the fluid chamber, and an actuator button supported by the top of the piston. A bottom plug with a plug valve port, a plug intake port, a plug vent port, a plug shoulder, and a conduit boss engages the bottom of the pump housing. A tube connects to the boss to extend into the liquid within the receptacle. A cylindrical skirt rotatably lodges between the bottom of the pump housing and the plug shoulder for application to the neck of the receptacle. A diaphragm is interposed between the bottom of the pump housing and the bottom plug. The process includes pushing repeatedly downward the actuator button to draw liquid into the fluid chamber until the same is substantially full.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1983
    Inventor: Kurt K. Christensen