Patents by Inventor Robert A. Bennet

Robert A. Bennet 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: 4190180
    Abstract: The open neck of a vertical container of fluid is covered by a horizontal flexible diaphragm with an outer lip detachably engaging the periphery of the neck. A top disposed concave cup-like recess centrally disposed in the diaphragm has a hole in the bottom. A vertically elongated tube open at both ends extends through the hole and is sealed thereto, these ends being interconnected by a vertical bore. The bottom end extends into the fluid. The bore has a vertically elongated enlarged region which is disposed intermediate the top and bottom tube ends. The top tube end has a plurality of horizontal spaced conduits interconnecting the bore with the interior of the recess. A sphere in said region is slidable up and down therein, being moved by gravity to the bottom of the region when the tube is upright and being moved by gravity to the top of the region when the tube is inverted. Two sealing devices are disposed in the region adjacent the top and bottom thereof respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1980
    Inventor: Robert A. Bennet