Patents by Inventor Martin Whitbread

Martin Whitbread 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).

  • Publication number: 20240351559
    Abstract: A train wash (1) for washing a train is described. The train wash comprises a water supply tank, for holding water for washing the train, a heater, for heating the water in the water supply tank, one or more water jets (14), for directing water from the water supply tank onto a side of the train, one or more rotatable brushes (4), for brushing against a region of the train onto which water is being or has been directed by the water jets, a water recovery tray, for location beneath the sides of the train, for collecting water running down the side of the train, a recirculation system, for recirculating water in the water recovery tray back to the water supply tank for reuse, and a filtration system, for filtering the water being recirculated from the water recovery tray to the water supply tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventor: Martin WHITBREAD
  • Patent number: 10426311
    Abstract: A portable liquid dispensing apparatus is described, which comprises a battery, a heating element, a liquid reservoir, a pump, an outlet, and a pipe, extending from the reservoir to the outlet and passing adjacent the heating element. In operation, the pump drives liquid from the reservoir into and through the pipe while the power source causes the heating element to heat the liquid passing through the portion of the pipe adjacent to the heating element to be expelled from the outlet at a temperature greater than the ambient temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Steam E Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Martin Whitbread, Jared Brading
  • Publication number: 20170319040
    Abstract: A portable liquid dispensing apparatus is described, which comprises a battery, a heating element, a liquid reservoir, a pump, an outlet, and a pipe, extending from the reservoir to the outlet and passing adjacent the heating element. In operation, the pump drives liquid from the reservoir into and through the pipe while the power source causes the heating element to heat the liquid passing through the portion of the pipe adjacent to the heating element to be expelled from the outlet at a temperature greater than the ambient temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Steam E Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Martin Whitbread, Jared Brading