Patents by Inventor MICHAEL UTTER

MICHAEL UTTER 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).

  • Drain assembly for fluid tank and related methods
    Patent number: 11029711
    Abstract: A drain assembly for a fluid tank having a drain hole therein may include a hollow first member to be coupled with the drain hole, where the hollow first member has at least one opening therein. The drain assembly may further include a hollow second member slidably coupled with the hollow first member and movable along a longitudinal axis of the hollow outer member between first and second positions. The hollow second member may be configured to seal the at least one opening in the hollow first member when in the first position to define an upper spillover level for fluid within the tank, and to unseal the at least one opening in the hollow first member when in the second position to define a lower spillover level for fluid within the tank below the upper spillover level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Inventor: Michael Utter
  • DRAIN ASSEMBLY FOR FLUID TANK AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20190391603
    Abstract: A drain assembly for a fluid tank having a drain hole therein may include a hollow first member to be coupled with the drain hole, where the hollow first member has at least one opening therein. The drain assembly may further include a hollow second member slidably coupled with the hollow first member and movable along a longitudinal axis of the hollow outer member between first and second positions. The hollow second member may be configured to seal the at least one opening in the hollow first member when in the first position to define an upper spillover level for fluid within the tank, and to unseal the at least one opening in the hollow first member when in the second position to define a lower spillover level for fluid within the tank below the upper spillover level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventor: MICHAEL UTTER