Patents by Inventor Luke Benjamin Zimbric

Luke Benjamin Zimbric 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: 11053689
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bath wall assembly. The bath wall assembly includes a first back wall panel and a second back wall panel. Each of the back wall panels are configured to be mounted to a structural wall of a bathroom. The first back wall panel includes a flange that extends at least partially along an edge of the first back wall panel. The second back wall panel includes a channel configured to receive a portion of the flange therein. The channel is configured to prevent relative movement between the first back wall panel and the second back wall panel in a vertical direction. Together, the flange and the channel form a substantially water-tight seam between the first back wall panel and the second back wall panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Luke Benjamin Zimbric, Kyle A. Marten, Erika Kövesdi
  • Publication number: 20210032874
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bath wall assembly. The bath wall assembly includes a first back wall panel and a second back wall panel. Each of the back wall panels are configured to be mounted to a structural wall of a bathroom. The first back wall panel includes a flange that extends at least partially along an edge of the first back wall panel. The second back wall panel includes a channel configured to receive a portion of the flange therein. The channel is configured to prevent relative movement between the first back wall panel and the second back wall panel in a vertical direction. Together, the flange and the channel form a substantially water-tight seam between the first back wall panel and the second back wall panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: LUKE BENJAMIN ZIMBRIC, Kyle A. Marten, Erika Kövesdi
  • Patent number: 10246864
    Abstract: A pressure toilet has a trapway providing “as needed” (bulk dependent) siphon assist. During normal liquid waste or low bulk flushing, no siphon is formed in the trapway, and the water and light waste in the bowl are evacuated solely under the force of the pressurized jet of water. A large volume near or just downstream from the dam is provided to accommodate the blow out from the water jet. Only upon reaching a threshold concentration of bulk waste material in the down leg does the trapway draw a siphon. A horizontal baffle at the lower part of the down leg assists in the accumulation of bulk material of sufficient concentration to establish a siphon in the trapway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: William C. Kuru, Kyle L. Hokel, Luke Benjamin Zimbric
  • Patent number: 9486113
    Abstract: An apron assembly may be designed for a bathtub having an above-floor drain. The apron assembly may include an apron attached to an upper surface of the bathtub, an apron extension which snaps onto a bottom portion of the apron, and an apron cover that snaps onto a front surface of the apron extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventor: Luke Benjamin Zimbric
  • Publication number: 20150211223
    Abstract: A pressure toilet has a trapway providing “as needed” (bulk dependent) siphon assist. During normal liquid waste or low bulk flushing, no siphon is formed in the trapway, and the water and light waste in the bowl are evacuated solely under the force of the pressurized jet of water. A large volume near or just downstream from the dam is provided to accommodate the blow out from the water jet. Only upon reaching a threshold concentration of bulk waste material in the down leg does the trapway draw a siphon. A horizontal baffle at the lower part of the down leg assists in the accumulation of bulk material of sufficient concentration to establish a siphon in the trapway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: William C. Kuru, Kyle L. Hokel, Luke Benjamin Zimbric
  • Patent number: 9045890
    Abstract: A pressure toilet has a trapway providing “as needed” (bulk dependent) siphon assist. During normal liquid waste or low bulk flushing, no siphon is formed in the trapway, and the water and light waste in the bowl are evacuated solely under the force of the pressurized jet of water. A large volume near or just downstream from the dam is provided to accommodate the blow out from the water jet. Only upon reaching a threshold concentration of bulk waste material in the down leg does the trapway draw a siphon. A horizontal baffle at the lower part of the down leg assists in the accumulation of bulk material of sufficient concentration to establish a siphon in the trapway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: William C. Kuru, Kyle L. Hokel, Luke Benjamin Zimbric
  • Publication number: 20140259362
    Abstract: An apron assembly may be designed for a bathtub having an above-floor drain. The apron assembly may include an apron attached to an upper surface of the bathtub, an apron extension which snaps onto a bottom portion of the apron, and an apron cover that snaps onto a front surface of the apron extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventor: Luke Benjamin Zimbric