Patents by Inventor Ralph A. Falconer

Ralph A. Falconer 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).

  • Pool chlorinator
    Patent number: 4691732
    Abstract: There is disclosed a device for dispensing a chemical wherein a stack of dry chemical tablets are contained within a receptacle. Sealing means are provided to seal around each tablet and the inner wall of the canister so that only the upper surface of the top tablet is exposed to the circulating water. The tablets are not exposed to the flowing water until the tablets above have been eroded away successively to provide leak paths around them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Assignee: Jandy Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Johnson, Ralph A. Falconer
  • Elastomer ball check valve
    Patent number: 4681139
    Abstract: The disclosure is of a ball check valve comprising a valve body with a flow passageway completely through it. The flow passageway is counterbored at one end to form a conical seat and at the other end to form a radial shoulder. The valve member comprises an integral ball and stem of an elastomer. The stem is inserted through the valve passageway and stretched to function in the nature of a tension spring, with lateral extensions on the stem seated against the radial shoulder of the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1987
    Assignee: Jandy Industries
    Inventor: Ralph A. Falconer