Patents by Inventor Philip G. Hays

Philip G. Hays 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).

  • Vacuum cleaner fill tube with valve
    Patent number: 6886215
    Abstract: An apparatus for use with a vacuum cleaner filter bag comprises a vacuum cleaner fill tube. The fill tube is configured for the bag to be mounted on the fill tube. The fill tube has an outlet through which a working flow of vacuum cleaner air can exit the fill tube to enter the bag when the bag is mounted on the fill tube. Additionally, the apparatus comprises a valve shiftable into and out of a closed condition in which the valve blocks the air from exiting the fill tube through the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: The Scott Fetzer Company
    Inventors: Diane L. Dodson, Philip G. Hays, Robert L. Petrosky, Phillip E. Bearden
  • Vacuum cleaner fill tube with valve
    Publication number: 20030200620
    Abstract: An apparatus for use with a vacuum cleaner filter bag comprises a vacuum cleaner fill tube. The fill tube is configured for the bag to be mounted on the fill tube. The fill tube has an outlet through which a working flow of vacuum cleaner air can exit the fill tube to enter the bag when the bag is mounted on the fill tube. Additionally, the apparatus comprises a valve shiftable into and out of a closed condition in which the valve blocks the air from exiting the fill tube through the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Diane L. Dodson, Philip G. Hays, Robert L. Petrosky, Phillip E. Bearden
  • Brush roll mounting
    Patent number: 5014387
    Abstract: A brush roll assembly for an upright vacuum cleaner having mounting blocks at each end to support the brush at different levels, to account for wear, depending on the selected angular orientation of such blocks. The blocks, while of different size to prevent improper installation end-for-end, are relatively large for convenience and performance and are configured to avoid obstruction of edgewise air flow and to avoid improper installation in an angular sense.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1991
    Assignee: The Scott Fetzer Company
    Inventor: Philip G. Hays