Patents by Inventor Lynn Van Epps

Lynn Van Epps 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: 7051677
    Abstract: A livestock watering tank being used for receiving water for feeding livestock, the tank includes first and second sidewalls, a top, an upper rim wall and a bottom, the tank being formed of molded plastic to prevent corrosion. The tank includes a float valve for controlling the supply of water from the tank to the drinking tray. The tank is shaped so as to be nestable with another tank and includes a first pair of nesting members formed on the first sidewall of the tank, and a second pair of nesting members formed on the second sidewall of the tank, and the first and second pairs of nesting members each having nesting surfaces on their lower edges for engaging and resting on the upper rim wall of another tank in order to allow the tank to nest within another tank and to space the tops of the tanks apart a predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Freeland Industries, Inc
    Inventors: James L. Van Epps, II, Lynn Van Epps
  • Publication number: 20060054094
    Abstract: A livestock watering tank being used for receiving water for feeding livestock, the tank includes first and second sidewalls, a top, an upper rim wall and a bottom, the tank being formed of molded plastic to prevent corrosion. The tank includes a float valve for controlling the supply of water from the tank to the drinking tray. The tank is shaped so as to be nestable with another tank and includes a first pair of nesting members formed on the first sidewall of the tank, and a second pair of nesting members formed on the second sidewall of the tank, and the first and second pairs of nesting members each having nesting surfaces on their lower edges for engaging and resting on the upper rim wall of another tank in order to allow the tank to nest within another tank and to space the tops of the tanks apart a predetermined amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: James Van Epps, Lynn Van Epps
  • Patent number: 5113800
    Abstract: A livestock watering tank has a main tank and a drinker tray disposed below the main tank. Both the main tank and the tray are formed of molded plastic to prevent corrosion and for easy cleaning. The tanks are nestable for easy shipping and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: Freeland Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James L. Van Epps, II, Lynn Van Epps