Patents by Inventor Peter Berkman
Peter Berkman 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).
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Publication number: 20230213236Abstract: A ventilation fan unit for causing air flow with respect to a room having a ceiling, the room designed for occupancy by a person. The fan unit has a fan unit housing mounted in the ceiling and having an air vent on a room facing surface of the fan unit housing for drawing air from or delivering air to the room. A replaceable panel is provided with a first surface and a second surface, the replaceable panel is removably attachable with the room facing surface of the fan unit housing by way of coupling between the replaceable panel and the fan unit housing so that the replaceable panel can be removed and replaced with another replaceable panel attachable to the fan unit housing by way of the coupling.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Peter BERKMAN, Michael MALAKER, Huang XIAOYING, Lin TIAOHAO, He LITING
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Patent number: 7549444Abstract: A frost free faucet having a spigot assembly including a drain conduit, a sleeve assembly including an elongated pipe, and a valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a ½ turn valve, a check valve and optionally a pressure relief mechanism. The ½ turn valve includes a rotatable valve element configured with a water passageway and a stationary valve element with one or through holes. The rotatable valve element is circular-shaped and configured with a water passageway in a semicircular portion. The stationary element is a disc shaped configured with one or more through-holes in a semi-circular portion of the stationary valve element. Upon turning the rotatable valve element 180 degrees in a first direction, the water passageway and the one or more through-holes are aligned to an open position and upon turning the rotatable element 180 degrees in a second direction, the water passageway and the one or more through-holes are misaligned to a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2005Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: B & K Industries, Inc.Inventors: James Li, Peter Berkman
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Patent number: 7140390Abstract: A frost free faucet having a spigot assembly including a drain conduit, a sleeve assembly including an elongated pipe, and a valve assembly. The valve assembly including a ¼ turn valve and a check valve. The ¼ turn valve includes a rotatable disc with an inlet and a stationary disc with a through hole. Each disc is formed of a ceramic material, wherein upon turning the rotatable disc 90 degrees in a first direction the inlet and the through-hole align to an open position and upon turning the rotatable disc 90 degrees in a second direction, the inlet and the through-hole misalign to a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2005Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: B&K Industries, Inc.Inventors: Peter Berkman, Shi James Li
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Publication number: 20060157124Abstract: A frost free faucet having a spigot assembly including a drain conduit, a sleeve assembly including an elongated pipe, and a valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a ½ turn valve, a check valve and optionally a pressure relief mechanism. The ½ turn valve includes a rotatable valve element configured with a water passageway and a stationary valve element with one or through holes. The rotatable valve element is circular-shaped and configured with a water passageway in a semicircular portion. The stationary element is a disc shaped configured with one or more through-holes in a semi-circular portion of the stationary valve element. Upon turning the rotatable valve element 180 degrees in a first direction, the water passageway and the one or more through-holes are aligned to an open position and upon turning the rotatable element 180 degrees in a second direction, the water passageway and the one or more through-holes are misaligned to a closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2005Publication date: July 20, 2006Inventors: James Li, Peter Berkman
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Publication number: 20060053425Abstract: An intelligent queue may be used to facilitate communication among a set business application programs. In one embodiment, the intelligent queue may interact with a variety of business application programs providing consistent service behaviors across a variety of data store products. The intelligent queue provides extended message storage, efficient journalling, interoperability with other intelligent queues, load balancing, once-only processing, as well as detailed message state information that tracks the status of each message from both the sender and the recipient's perspective.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2005Publication date: March 9, 2006Inventors: Peter Berkman, Gevik Nalbandian, Jerry Waldorf, Nathan Inada, Rangaswamy Srihari, Alexander Demetriades
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Publication number: 20050126645Abstract: A frost free faucet having a spigot assembly including a drain conduit, a sleeve assembly including an elongated pipe, and a valve assembly. The valve assembly including a ¼ turn valve and a check valve. The ¼ turn valve includes a rotatable disc with an inlet and a stationary disc with a through hole. Each disc is formed of a ceramic material, wherein upon turning the rotatable disc 90 degrees in a first direction the inlet and the through-hole align to an open position and upon turning the rotatable disc 90 degrees in a second direction, the inlet and the through-hole misalign to a closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2005Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: Peter Berkman, Shi Li
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Patent number: 6880573Abstract: A frost free faucet having a spigot assembly including a drain conduit, a sleeve assembly including an elongated pipe, and a valve assembly. The valve assembly including a ¼ turn valve and a check valve. The ¼ turn valve includes a rotatable disc with an inlet and a stationary disc with a through hole. Each disc is formed of a ceramic material, wherein upon turning the rotatable disc 90 degrees in a first direction the inlet and the through-hole align to an open position and upon turning the rotatable disc 90 degrees in a second direction, the inlet and the through-hole misalign to a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2003Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: B & K IndustriesInventors: Peter Berkman, Robert Tripp, Ralph Mieseler, Igor Alzares
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Publication number: 20050022882Abstract: A frost free faucet having a spigot assembly including a drain conduit, a sleeve assembly including an elongated pipe, and a valve assembly. The valve assembly including a ¼ turn valve and a check valve. The ¼ turn valve includes a rotatable disc with an inlet and a stationary disc with a through hole. Each disc is formed of a ceramic material, wherein upon turning the rotatable disc 90 degrees in a first direction the inlet and the through-hole align to an open position and upon turning the rotatable disc 90 degrees in a second direction, the inlet and the through-hole misalign to a closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2003Publication date: February 3, 2005Inventors: Peter Berkman, Robert Tripp, Ralph Mieseler, Igor Alzares
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Patent number: D503216Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2003Date of Patent: March 22, 2005Assignee: B & K IndustriesInventors: Peter Berkman, Robert Tripp
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Patent number: D516678Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2004Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: B & K IndustriesInventors: Robert Tripp, Peter Berkman
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Patent number: D516679Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2004Date of Patent: March 7, 2006Assignee: B & K IndustriesInventors: Robert Tripp, Peter Berkman
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Patent number: D517172Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2004Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignee: B & K IndustriesInventors: Robert Tripp, Peter Berkman
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Patent number: D472962Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2002Date of Patent: April 8, 2003Assignee: B&K Industries, Inc.Inventors: Robert Tripp, Peter Berkman
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Patent number: D486204Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2002Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: B&K IndustriesInventors: Robert Tripp, Peter Berkman
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Patent number: D499172Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2003Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignee: B&K Industries, Inc.Inventors: Robert Tripp, Peter Berkman