Patents by Inventor Sumpter Smith

Sumpter Smith 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).

  • Bottle compactor
    Patent number: 8342084
    Abstract: A compactor device is provided including a cylindrical housing having an elongate channel for receiving a bottle to be compacted therein and elongate guide slots, an end cap attached to a first end of the housing for seating the bottle and protecting the neck end of the bottle, a piston slidably disposed within the channel and having a forward ram for stuffing the bottle, and a lever for actuating linear movement of the piston within the channel, whether manually or automated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Hyde Park Partners, Inc.
    Inventors: Amy Flowers, Sumpter Smith
  • BOTTLE COMPACTOR
    Publication number: 20110283899
    Abstract: A compactor device is provided including a cylindrical housing having an elongate channel for receiving a bottle to be compacted therein and elongate guide slots, an end cap attached to a first end of the housing for seating the bottle and protecting the neck end of the bottle, a piston slidably disposed within the channel and having a forward ram for stuffing the bottle, and a lever for actuating linear movement of the piston within the channel, whether manually or automated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: HYDE PARK PARTNERS, INC.
    Inventors: Amy Flowers, Sumpter Smith