Patents by Inventor Russell M. Rice

Russell M. Rice 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).

  • Publication number: 20160037975
    Abstract: A multi-fit, fast connect, bottle-to-dispenser system for connecting a liquid dispensing pump to a liquid reserve has a universal adapter. The universal adapter attaches to a neck of a bottle and has a first fitting and a second fitting being concentrically stacked, wherein the first fitting has a first plurality of ribs of a first diameter and the second fitting has a second plurality of ribs of a second diameter. The first fitting forming a seal with the neck of smaller bottles and the second fitting forming a seal with the neck of larger bottles. A pass through channel traverses through the first fitting and the second fitting, and allows a connecting tube to be positioned through the universal adapter into the bottle. A dispenser coupling is terminally connected to the connecting tube opposite the universal adapter, joining the connecting tube to a down stem of the liquid dispensing pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Russell M. Rice, Stephanie S. Rice