Patents by Inventor Edward G. Kobylarz

Edward G. Kobylarz 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).

  • Method and apparatus to prevent clogging of sewer lines
    Patent number: 4823416
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for isolating and blocking articles flushed down toilets before they can get into and jam a main sewer line utilizes a threaded rod having a head for rotation thereof disposed on one end, a nut threaded onto the rod, a flat washer disposed next to the nut on the opposite side therefrom from the head, and a rubber washer disposed next to the flat washer on the opposite side therefrom from the nut. In a preferred embodiment, the rod is threaded into a threaded hole in a cleanout plug adjacent a toilet to be isolated and the nut tightens against the cleanout plug to compress the rubber washer to seal in sewer gases and fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1989
    Inventors: Arthur J. Blancato, Edward G. Kobylarz