Patents by Inventor Stephen Miles Rhodes

Stephen Miles Rhodes 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: 7111640
    Abstract: A faucet design includes a pair of handles that may be turned relative to a spout body to control the flow of hot and cold water delivered to a spout outlet. The spout body is positioned vertically above the handles. Water is delivered into the spout body through the unique flow of water along a shaft of the handles. The unique water flow within the handles provides the freedom to position the spout body vertically above the handles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventor: Stephen Miles Rhodes
  • Publication number: 20040154095
    Abstract: A pop-up drain assembly that opens and closes via a spring-biased mechanism. To close the drain, the user presses down on the stopper, forcing teeth on an actuator to engage with teeth inside a pop-up body to hold the actuator in a lowered position. Pressing the stopper down again causes the actuator to rotate until the actuator teeth are aligned with spaces between the pop-up body teeth, allowing the actuator to be pushed upward by the spring-biasing force. The upward movement of the actuator pushes the stem and stopper upward to open the drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventor: Stephen Miles Rhodes
  • Patent number: 6678903
    Abstract: A spray handle support assembly includes a support sleeve with outer threads and a support collar. An installation nut that includes inner threads engages the outer threads of the support sleeve. The inner threads of the installation nut include a ramped surface that allows for the inner threads to ride over the outer threads of the support sleeve. The installation nut is then able to pull upward over the support sleeve to engage a bottom surface of the installation deck. Support sleeve includes a flange in a trim collar that engages an upper surface of the deck. The installation nut is pulled upward to engage the bottom surface of the deck and secure the support sleeve in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventor: Stephen Miles Rhodes