Patents by Inventor W. Lovelle Upton

W. Lovelle Upton 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: 20170061723
    Abstract: A coin operated air compressor providing compressed air with a share splitter for diverting the proceeds from deposited coins into separate collection bins according to predetermined ratio(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Layne R. Upton, W. Lovelle Upton
  • Publication number: 20120285794
    Abstract: A coin operated air compressor providing compressed air with a share splitter for diverting the proceeds from deposited coins into separate collection bins according to predetermined ratio(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: LAYNE R. UPTON, W. Lovelle Upton
  • Patent number: 5775354
    Abstract: A flexible hose take-up assembly for automatically retracting a flexible fluid dispensing hose is disclosed. A cabinet having an interior chamber at least partially filled with a damping liquid houses a pulley assembly and a pair of counterweights used to control flexible hose pay out and retraction. A flexible hose of the type used in automotive service centers is attached to the ends of the cable of the pulley assembly such that the hose is stored adjacent the exterior of the cabinet when in the stored position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: Upton Limited Partnership
    Inventor: W. Lovelle Upton