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Inventor

Michael Brent Ford

Inventor
St. George, UT, US

Overview

45→
Patents
1985–2020
Patent span
Mechanical engineering
Primary field (CPC F)

Patents· 45 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

E21Bprimary
E21BEarth or rock drilling24%
F04BPositive-displacement machines for liquids21%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification12%
F16KValves8%
Y02ATechnologies for adaptation to climate change5%
B01DSeparation3%
E03BInstallations or methods for obtaining, collecting, or distributing water3%
LOC083%
B65DContainers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers2%
F04CRotary-piston, or oscillating-piston, positive-displacement machines for liquids2%
PatentTitleYear
D0904176Tray fastener2020D0904177Tray fastener2020D0899237Tray fastener202010,584,546Rotator apparatus and method therefor202010,458,211Screen filter assembly and method therefor201910,259,621Container201910,190,399Traveling valve assembly and method therefor201910,180,047Screen filter assembly and method therefor201910,100,829Dump valve assembly with spring and method therefor201810,100,609Dump valve assembly and method therefor201810,077,629Dump valve assembly and method therefor201810,018,000Latch assembly for a pumping system and method therefor20189,957,782Screen filter assembly and method therefor20189,815,598'Container'2017D0788197'Cyclonic strainer with helical brush combination'20179,421,484'Sand check filter'20169,188,120'Cyclonic debris evacuation apparatus and method for a pump'20159,163,483'Rod guide and solids control assembly'20158,978,753'Cyclonic strainer'20158,844,835'Method and system for reliably detecting structure and water system leaks'20148,667,978'Method and system for detecting water system leaks'20148,647,083'Plunger for a sucker rod pump'20148,561,813'Cyclonic debris evacuation apparatus and method for a pump'20138,505,747'Cyclonic debris evacuation apparatus and method for a pump'20138,454,331'Plate pump assembly for use with a subsurface pump'20138,453,673'Valve cage for a pump'20138,360,756'Valve rod guide with cyclonic debris removal'20138,360,153'Debris-catching attachment device and method therefor'20138,342,814'Debris removal apparatus for a pump and method'20138,061,381'Sucker rod pump with improved ball and seat'2011D0641936'Pet blanket'20117,878,767'Cyclonic, debris removing valve and method'20117,703,509'Gas anchor and solids separator assembly for use with sucker rod pump'20107,404,702'Debris evacuation apparatus and method for an oil pump'20087,008,197'Debris evacuation apparatus and method for an oil pump'20066,905,114'Shock absorbing and shock force generating apparatus with shear pin for an oil pump and method therefor'20056,892,746'Method and system for controlling a household water supply incorporating motion-sensing for determining whether a house is occupied'20056,832,625'Electrically operable valve assembly having an integral pressure regulator'20046,792,799'Positive flow meter'20046,756,896'Distributed residental alarm system and method therefor'20046,691,724'Method and system for controlling a household water supply'20046,481,987'Travelling valve for a pumping apparatus'20025,272,641'Parts insertion machine control system'19935,095,977'Coupon holder for corrosion test downhole in a borehole'19924,494,607'Method of cleaning and inhibiting sucker rod corrosion'1985

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1985–1992Patents assigned to FORD MICHAEL B (2)· patent assignee history
1993Based in Tokyo, JP· patent location history
2002–2020Based in St. George, UT, US· patent location history
2006–2020Patents assigned to FORD MICHAEL BRENT (28)· patent assignee history
2011Patents assigned to FORD MICHAEL (2)· patent assignee history
2011Based in Tallahassee, FL, US· patent location history
2017–2019Patents assigned to MARS INC (2)· patent assignee history
2017–2019Based in Sydney, AU· patent location history
2020Patents assigned to PRODUCT MINIATURE INC (3)· patent assignee history
2020Based in Brookfield, WI, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
FORD MICHAEL BRENTself282006–2020
PRODUCT MINIATURE INC32020
FORD MICHAELself22011
FORD MICHAEL Bself21985–1992
MARS INC22017–2019
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
St. George, UT, US362002–2020
Brookfield, WI, US32020
Sydney, AU22017–2019
Tallahassee, Florida, US12011
Tokyo, JP11993