Patents by Inventor Robert M. Grimmett

Robert M. Grimmett 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: 8671470
    Abstract: A wax-less toilet gasket is provided that is formed of an open cell foam having a hydrophobic skin, layer, coating or covering. To this end, the toilet gasket may be formed of a self-skinning polyurethane, a polyurethane with an in-mold coating, or a polyurethane with a waterproof agent. The toilet gasket is characterized by a body with a ring shaped upper portion and a truncated conical extension integrally extending downwardly therefrom. In use, fastening bolts that project through the toilet flange attached to the floor conduit then extend through the ring shaped configuration and attach to the toilet base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Sani-Seal LLC
    Inventors: Jody D. Miller, Robert M. Grimmett
  • Publication number: 20110185488
    Abstract: A wax-less integral skin toilet gasket. The gasket has a ring shaped upper portion and a truncated conical extension integrally extending downwardly therefrom. Fastening bolts extend through the toilet flange attached to the floor conduit with the bolts then extending through the ring shaped configuration and attached to the toilet base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Jody D. Miller, Robert M. Grimmett
  • Publication number: 20110185487
    Abstract: A wax-less toilet gasket is provided that is formed of an open cell foam having a hydrophobic skin, layer, coating or covering. To this end, the toilet gasket may be formed of a self-skinning polyurethane, a polyurethane with an in-mold coating, or a polyurethane with a waterproof agent. The toilet gasket is characterized by a body with a ring shaped upper portion and a truncated conical extension integrally extending downwardly therefrom. In use, fastening bolts that project through the toilet flange attached to the floor conduit then extend through the ring shaped configuration and attach to the toilet base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventors: Jody D. Miller, Robert M. Grimmett