Patents by Inventor Patrick P. Grace

Patrick P. Grace 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).

  • Mouthpiece-vented teat cup inflation
    Patent number: 8627785
    Abstract: A teat cup inflation comprises a mouthpiece having a vent for the limited admission of ambient air into the inflation barrel above the lower tip of the teat. One or more airflow passages are formed by the configuration of the barrel and extend along the length of the barrel to vent air from mouthpiece to the short milk tube. The one or more airflow passage can be formed between the sides of barrels that are multisided in cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Avon Polymer Products Limited
    Inventors: Patrick P. Grace, Thomas P. Novotny
  • MOUTHPIECE-VENTED TEAT CUP INFLATION
    Publication number: 20110126768
    Abstract: A teat cup inflation comprises a mouthpiece having a vent for the limited admission of ambient air into the inflation barrel above the lower tip of the teat. One or more airflow passages are formed by the configuration of the barrel and extend along the length of the barrel to vent air from mouthpiece to the short milk tube. The one or more airflow passage can be formed between the sides of barrels that are multisided in cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: AVON HI-LIFE, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick P. Grace, Thomas P. Novotny