Patents by Inventor Michael A. Medlin

Michael A. Medlin 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: 4630929
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for producing patching material for filling potholes and the like in paved surfaces which includes a hopper for receiving a quantity of pulverulent material, a tubular discharge mechanism in the bottom of the hopper which employs the Venturi effect created by air under pressure to draw the material into the tube and discharge it through an opening and means for controlling the flow of material into the discharge mechanism. A nozzle is connected to the discharge opening and has means adjacent the orifice thereof for introducing a quantity of asphalt emulsion into the stream of material for mixing therewith prior to discharge from the orifice into the pothole or the like to be filled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1986
    Inventor: Michael A. Medlin