Patents by Inventor Mark D. Templin

Mark D. Templin 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: 10267536
    Abstract: A siphon is adapted for thoroughly cleaning fluid vessels. The siphon is capable of elevating discharge waste fluid through a transfer of kinetic energy provided by a pressurized fluid source, thereby obviating any need for undesirable electrical, chemical, or other mechanical power sources. An inlet couples pressurized fluid to a divider that splits the pressurized fluid between a jet port outlet and a tank flush source conduit. A siphon return conduit is operative to carry waste fluid from the fluid vessel, with the cleaning attachment protruding from the siphon return conduit. By slightly protruding, the cleaning attachment operatively blocks the siphon return conduit from being held by siphon vacuum against a surface of the fluid vessel while developing a beneficial eddy current flow path. A drain conduit is provided, as is a mixing chamber at a junction between the jet port outlet and an outlet from the siphon return conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Inventor: Mark D. Templin
  • Patent number: 9649672
    Abstract: A siphon is adapted for thoroughly cleaning fluid vessels. The siphon is capable of elevating discharge waste fluid through a transfer of kinetic energy provided by a pressurized fluid source, thereby obviating any need for undesirable electrical, chemical, or other mechanical power sources. An inlet couples pressurized fluid to a divider that splits the pressurized fluid between a jet port outlet and a tank flush source conduit. A siphon return conduit is operative to carry waste fluid from the fluid vessel, with the cleaning attachment protruding from the siphon return conduit. By slightly protruding, the cleaning attachment operatively blocks the siphon return conduit from being held by siphon vacuum against a surface of the fluid vessel while developing a beneficial eddy current flow path. A drain conduit is provided, as is a mixing chamber at a junction between the jet port outlet and an outlet from the siphon return conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Inventor: Mark D. Templin
  • Patent number: 8734596
    Abstract: A siphon is adapted for thoroughly cleaning fluid vessels. The siphon is capable of elevating discharge waste fluid through a transfer of kinetic energy provided by a pressurized fluid source, thereby obviating any need for undesirable electrical, chemical, or other mechanical power sources. An inlet couples pressurized fluid to a divider that splits the pressurized fluid between a jet port outlet and a tank flush source conduit. A siphon return conduit is operative to carry waste fluid from the fluid vessel, with the cleaning attachment protruding from the siphon return conduit. By slightly protruding, the cleaning attachment operatively blocks the siphon return conduit from being held by siphon vacuum against a surface of the fluid vessel while developing a beneficial eddy current flow path. A drain conduit is provided, as is a mixing chamber at a junction between the jet port outlet and an outlet from the siphon return conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Inventor: Mark D. Templin
  • Patent number: 8157925
    Abstract: A siphon is adapted for thoroughly cleaning fluid vessels such as recreational vehicle water heaters. The siphon is capable of elevating discharge waste fluid to water heads greater than a water head present within the recreational vehicle water heater through the a transfer of kinetic energy provided by a pressurized fluid source, thereby obviating any need for undesirable electrical, chemical, or other mechanical power sources. An inlet couples pressurized fluid from the pressurized fluid source. A divider splits the pressurized fluid between a jet port outlet and a tank flush source conduit. A variety of different cleaning attachments may be selected to terminate the tank flush source conduit. A siphon return conduit is in one preferred embodiment concentrically arranged about the tank flush source conduit and is operative to carry waste fluid from the recreational vehicle water heater, with the cleaning attachment protruding from the siphon return conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Inventor: Mark D. Templin