Patents by Inventor William M. Hoag

William M. Hoag 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: 5326003
    Abstract: A dispenser has a rubber socket with an opening at one end for fluid-tight coupling to a beverage container. An L-shaped, rigid tube has a first leg connected to receive the beverage from the socket, and a second leg with an opening about which a user's mouth can be placed to receive the beverage from the dispenser. Either the socket or the tube has an inlet opening through which a tubular plug extends. A flexible tube is attached to the inner end of the plug and projects outwardly from the open end of the socket. The tube provides passageway through which air enters the container to replace the beverage flowing out through the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Inventors: Robert Kitto, Tregg Peyton, William M. Hoag