Patents by Inventor Roy J. Tompkins, Jr.

Roy J. Tompkins, Jr. 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: 4513797
    Abstract: This invention relates to the art of high speed bottle filling machines and particularly to the use of a one-piece liquid filler tube that is inserted down through the neck of a bottle and is adapted to be joined to a tank of the bottle filling machine. The filler tube has an outer tube with an open upper end furnished with an external mounting that is joined to a tank of the bottle filling machine as well as capable of temporarily sealing the mouth of the bottle during the filling. The lower end of the outer tube has a conical tip with a series of large radially spaced discharge holes, and a second series of large radially spaced discharge holes formed in the outer tube adjacent the first series. A coarse mesh screen covers each discharge hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1985
    Assignee: The Tomkins Co.
    Inventor: Roy J. Tompkins, Jr.