Patents by Inventor William M. Finch

William M. Finch 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).

  • Apparatus for fluid transfer
    Patent number: 5404901
    Abstract: An apparatus for fluid transfer including a valve assembly, receivable by a container, having a check valve for unidirectional flow of material, and a release valve having a closed position, and an open position, a coupler, receivable by the valve assembly to move the release valve to an open position, having a sliding valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Wilbur-Ellis Company
    Inventors: John W. Pickrell, Gregory E. Hogue, William M. Finch
  • Apparatus for fluid transfer
    Patent number: 5123441
    Abstract: An apparatus for fluid transfer having a housing adapted to be mounted on a container adapted to house fluid, a valve mounted with the housing operable in a normal first attitude to seal the container therethrough and adjustable to a second attitude to permit fluid to pass through the valve and a mechanism engageable with the valve to move the valve to the second attitude for the transfer of the fluid therethrough and wherein the housing is recessed within a portion of the container so as to protect it from damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: Wilbur-Ellis Company
    Inventors: Gregory E. Hogue, William M. Finch, John W. Pickrell