Patents by Inventor Jesse L. Aparicio

Jesse L. Aparicio 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: 6056261
    Abstract: A battery-powered, sensor-operated flush valve for controlling water flow through a toilet room device such as a urinal or water closet includes a flush valve body with an inlet and an outlet. There is a valve mechanism for controlling flow through the flush valve body. A solenoid is attached to the flush valve body and has a piston which is positioned to contact the valve mechanism relief valve. The solenoid is in circuit with a battery and a sensor whereby a user of toilet room device will cause battery power to be applied to the solenoid coil, which will in turn move the piston to contact the relief valve to institute a flushing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Sloan Valve Company
    Inventors: Jesse L. Aparicio, Daniel J. Carroll, Nhon T. Vuong
  • Patent number: 5829636
    Abstract: A soap dispenser includes a soap supply, a motor driven pump connected by tubing to the soap supply and a soap output device connected by tubing to the motor driven pump. The electric drive circuit for operating the pump motor includes a sensor for detecting a user's hands positioned to receive soap from the output device. There is a forward motor control circuit connected to the sensor and to the pump motor and responsive to a start signal from the sensor to drive the pump motor in a forward direction to supply soap to the output device. There is a volume adjust circuit connected to the forward motor control circuit and to the sensor to provide a stop signal to the forward motor control circuit a predetermined time period after receipt of a start signal from the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Sloan Valve Company
    Inventors: Nhon T. Vuong, Jesse L. Aparicio