Patents by Inventor Leigh A. Morehouse

Leigh A. Morehouse 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: 5938121
    Abstract: A pop-up-sprinkler housing has a cap sleeve (1) that slides adjustably into a base sleeve (2) having a base plate (3) with a fluid conveyance (4) that screws onto underground sprinkler plumbing (10) and into sprinkler shafts (8). A housing cap (11) on top of the cap sleeve has a sprinkler-shaft aperture (12) that is sized and shaped to allow ingress and egress of pop-up portions (13) of select sprinkler shafts and has cap-sleeve shoulders (14) that extend over the base sleeve and a support surface (15). Threaded fasteners are provided for attaching the fluid conveyance to the sprinkler shafts and to the underground sprinkler plumbing. A plurality of sprinkler adapters 31 are provided for adaptation to different sizes and types of pop-up sprinklers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Inventors: William E. Ferguson, Leigh A. Morehouse