Patents Assigned to Oliveira & Irmao S.A.
  • Patent number: 6848668
    Abstract: There is provided a silent-operating device for feeding water into a tank, in particular for filling a lavatory flush tank; the silencing effect is achieved by feeding the water through a chamber housing flow deflecting members; the members are perforated members arranged successively and spaced apart in the flow direction inside the chamber, and have respective numbers of through holes; the holes of consecutive members being offset with respect to one another to define a labyrinth path, i.e. a number of winding coil-like or zigzag paths, inside the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Oliveira & Irmao S.A.
    Inventors: NoƩ Figueiredo, Antonio Manuel Gameiro Lopes, Victor Antonio Ferreira Da Costa, Antonio Manuel Moura De Oliveira
  • Patent number: 6810904
    Abstract: A lavatory flush tank silent-operating fill device has a silencer extending along an axis and through which a stream of water flows; a number of channels are defined inside the silencer by a bundle of substantially straight, parallel tubes housed inside the silencer and parallel to the axis, and into which the stream of water is divided; and the flow section of the channels is such that flow of the water inside is substantially laminar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Oliveira & Irmao, S.A.
    Inventors: Noe Figueiredo, Antonio Manuel Gameiro Lopes, Victor Antonio Ferreira Da Costa, Antonio Manuel Moura De Oliveira
  • Patent number: D538888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Oliveira & Irmao, S.A.
    Inventor: Antonio Manuel Moura De Oliveira
  • Patent number: D559358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Oliveira & Irmao, S.A.
    Inventor: Antonio Manuel Moura de Oliveira