Patents by Inventor Richard Gordon Wells

Richard Gordon Wells 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: 5676278
    Abstract: A hollow feed tube has a pair of generally radial openings adjacent the tip end thereof for dispensing water from an inverted bottle having a cap with an axially inwardly extending central recess. The feed tube is dimensioned to penetrate and sealingly engage the cap recess and disengage a sealing plug from the recess when the inverted water bottle is lowered onto the feed tube so as to expose the radial openings to water in the bottle. A conical diverter is disposed within the tip end of the hollow feed tube for intercepting bubbles of replacement air rising upwardly through the hollow feed tube and diverting the bubbles outwardly through one radial opening while water from the bottle flows inwardly through the other radial opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Elkay Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Philip R. Beyer, Edward H. Donselman, Richard Gordon Wells