Patents by Inventor Loyd G. Taylor

Loyd G. Taylor 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: 4098438
    Abstract: In a system comprising a pump, a source of gasoline, a hose, and a cutoff valve and nozzle with the hose attached at a distant end to the nozzle and the central end to the pump, the improvement which comprises providing at the distant end of the hose, a rupturable self sealing unit; the sealing unit is converted by movement of the cutoff valve and nozzle as would otherwise tear the hose or damage the pump while reliably and automatically sealing the hose to prevent dangerous spillage of fuel such as gasoline on a service station roadway surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1978
    Inventor: Loyd G. Taylor