Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Lund

Thomas A. Lund 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: 6000633
    Abstract: The present invention provides a spray nozzle with both desirable aesthetic and functional attributes. The spray nozzle includes a central orifice and a plurality of blind recesses concentrically disposed around the central orifice, as well as an annular channel connecting all of the blind recesses. The recesses and the channel each individually provide desirable aesthetic properties, while in combination they each reduce the likelihood of product residue buildup in the other. The recesses interrupt the smooth walls of the channel to divert liquid product out of the channel before it can dry out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: The Proctor & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Lund, William Scott Andes
  • Patent number: 4850439
    Abstract: Drilling equipment, especially for offshore use, comprises a drill floor or platform (11) with a derrick (10) extending upwards therefrom. A first hoist (12) connected to the upper part of the derrick is used for passing a length of a tubular body (19), such as a drill string or a well casing, through a drilling opening (18) defined in and extending through the drill floor. The tubular length is connected to or disconnected from the drill string or well casing during the drilling operation, and such tubular lengths are strored in a storage area (31, 32) of the drill floor. The tubular lengths may be transported from the storage area to the first hoist (12) and vice versa by means of first transporting means (22). The drill floor or platform (11) also defines a preparation opening (21) extending therethrough at a location spaced from the drilling opening and from the storage area, and a second hoist or a preparation hoist (20) is connected to the upper part of the derrick above the preparation opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1989
    Assignee: Dansk Industri Syndikat A/S
    Inventor: Thomas A. Lund
  • Patent number: D407975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Lund, William Scott Andes