Patents by Inventor Richard F. Townsend

Richard F. Townsend 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: 4073192
    Abstract: An adjustable volume measuring cup in which the body of the cup is formed of clear plastic having a threaded opening in the axial center of the bottom thereof closed with a removable screw. A handle is threaded into the side of the cup and can be removed. A movable bottom of the cup is of cylindrical form and fits the internal diameter of the cup snugly so as to stay in position vertically in the cup when moved. The movable bottom has an axial threaded bore and the handle can be threaded into the threaded bore of the movable bottom by extending the handle through the opening left after removing the screw in the bottom of the cup so that the handle can then be used to move the movable bottom to a desired position within the cup in accordance with an external scale on the cup.The handle is provided with a screwdriver blade on its outer end for engaging the screw closing the opening in the bottom of the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1978
    Inventor: Richard F. Townsend