Patents by Inventor Paul Andrew Sworske

Paul Andrew Sworske 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).

  • Primer bulb
    Patent number: 8834137
    Abstract: A pump includes a substantially tubular housing having an inlet end and an outlet end and defining a central axis and a chamber within the body portion, and a movable valve assembly slidably received within the housing for movement in the direction of the central axis. The pump also includes a handle assembly slidably disposed at least partially around an outer circumference of the housing for movement in the direction of the central axis, the handle assembly being substantially annular ring-shaped, and the handle assembly including a grip engageable by a hand of an operator for manually sliding the handle assembly, the handle assembly being coupled to the movable valve assembly, manual movement of the handle assembly along the central axis causing corresponding movement on the movable valve assembly along the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Bemis Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Paul Andrew Sworske, Michael Joseph Holz
  • PRIMER BULB
    Publication number: 20110253237
    Abstract: A pump includes a substantially tubular housing having an inlet end and an outlet end and defining a central axis and a chamber within the body portion, and a movable valve assembly slidably received within the housing for movement in the direction of the central axis. The pump also includes a handle assembly slidably disposed at least partially around an outer circumference of the housing for movement in the direction of the central axis, the handle assembly being substantially annular ring-shaped, and the handle assembly including a grip engageable by a hand of an operator for manually sliding the handle assembly, the handle assembly being coupled to the movable valve assembly, manual movement of the handle assembly along the central axis causing corresponding movement on the movable valve assembly along the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Andrew Sworske, Michael Joseph Holz