Patents by Inventor Tom Weas

Tom Weas 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: 4372353
    Abstract: An automatic shut-off nozzle has liquid flow through its vapor return means automatically stopped when liquid has filled the vapor line sufficiently to move a first valve to block the vapor return line. This blocking of the vapor return line by the liquid increases the pressure in the tank being filled to cause stopping of liquid flow through the automatic shut-off nozzle. If the pressure in the tank increases beyond a predetermined pressure when the first valve is in its blocking position, the increased pressure is vented by a second valve, which is supported by the first valve, moving to an open position. The automatic shut-off nozzle also stops flow in response to the tank being filled to a predetermined level with liquid or to the pressure in the tank exceeding a predetermined pressure even when there is no blocking of the vapor line by the first valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1983
    Assignee: Dover Corporation
    Inventor: Tom Weas