Patents by Inventor Thomas G. Steketee

Thomas G. Steketee 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).

  • Anti-spray aquarium airlift tube elbow
    Patent number: 7094340
    Abstract: An exit elbow for an aerated aquarium lift tube, designed so that by the combination of a top-most air release baffle and a submerged release jet, that the inevitable water spray from the implosion of aeration bubbles is contained within the exit elbow itself and not released into the atmosphere in the proximity of the tank's water surface or the lighting hood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Inventor: Thomas G. Steketee
  • Anti-Spray Aquarium Airlift Tube Elbow
    Publication number: 20040211716
    Abstract: An exit elbow for an aerated aquarium lift tube, designed so that by the combination of a top-most air release baffle and a submerged release jet, that the inevitable water spray from the implosion of aeration bubbles is contained within the exit elbow itself and not released into the atmosphere in the proximity of the tank's water surface or the lighting hood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas G. Steketee
  • Single walled insulating vacuum envelope (SWIVE)
    Publication number: 20040065667
    Abstract: A vacuum filled shipping or storage container with a pliable external covering supported by an interior framework designed to minimize contact points for heat conduction towards the materials to be stored or shipped, without isolation from the vacuum, within the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas G. Steketee