Patents by Inventor Richard D. Tidmore

Richard D. Tidmore 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: 4592492
    Abstract: A container for transferring a liquid from one container or reservoir to another and comprising a bellows-type body having a closed bottom plate and a pair of outlet ports in the proximity of the upper end thereof, a tube extending through one of the outlet ports and having one open end disposed in the interior of the container and the opposite open end adapted for insertion with a liquid reservoir, a double seated valve provided in the other of said outlet ports to control the passage of air into and out of the interior of the container, the bellows-type construction of the container providing an automatic siphoning action for withdrawing liquid from the reservoir into the container, or permitting a manual pumping action for transferring the liquid from the reservoir into the container and ultimately emptying the liquid from the container, the transfer processing being accomplished in a manner substantially precluding contact between the liquid and the atmosphere surrounding the liquid transfer container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1986
    Inventor: Richard D. Tidmore