Patents by Inventor John F. Bragg

John F. Bragg 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).

  • Automatic bathroom flushers with modular design
    Patent number: 7325781
    Abstract: A bathroom flusher includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system, and a flusher cover. The flusher body includes an inlet and an outlet, and is designed to accommodate the valve assembly that controls water flow between the inlet and the outlet. The valve assembly includes a valve member movable with respect to a valve seat providing a sealing action based on applied pressure on the valve assembly. The bathroom flusher also includes an external cover designed for enclosing an electronic control module comprising a battery, a sensor, and an actuator for controlling operation of the flush valve, wherein the external cover includes at least two cover parts separately removable, and wherein the external cover is attachable with respect to the valve body in a manner also allowing removable attachment of the control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Arichell Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Natan E. Parsons, Fatih Guler, Kay Herbert, John F. Bragg, Michael D. Cattafe
  • Automatic bathroom flushers with modular design
    Publication number: 20040164261
    Abstract: A bathroom flusher includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system, and a flusher cover. The flusher body includes an inlet and an outlet, and is designed to accommodate the valve assembly that controls water flow between the inlet and the outlet. The valve assembly includes a valve member movable with respect to a valve seat providing a sealing action based on applied pressure on the valve assembly. The bathroom flusher also includes an external cover designed for enclosing an electronic control module comprising a battery, a sensor, and an actuator for controlling operation of the flush valve, wherein the external cover includes at least two cover parts separately removable, and wherein the external cover is attachable with respect to the valve body in a manner also allowing removable attachment of the control module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Natan E. Parsons, Fatih Guler, Kay Herbert, John F. Bragg, Michael D. Cattafe