Patents by Inventor Thomas Winebrenner

Thomas Winebrenner 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).

  • Sprinkler assembly
    Publication number: 20060219818
    Abstract: A sprinkler assembly includes a body, a support, which extends from the body, and a closure device that releasably closes the discharge opening of the body. The sprinkler assembly further includes a trigger that releasably holds the closure device at the discharge opening. The support is adapted to allow the fluid flowing from the discharge opening, when the closure device is released, to pass through the support substantially unimpeded by the support and, further, is adapted to reshape the flow of fluid as it flows through the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: The Viking Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Franson, Thomas Winebrenner, Shawn Orr
  • Sprinkler assembly
    Publication number: 20060219817
    Abstract: A sprinkler assembly includes a body, a support, which extends from the body, and a closure device that releasably closes the discharge opening of the body. The sprinkler assembly further includes a trigger that releasably holds the closure device at the discharge opening. The support is adapted to allow the fluid flowing from the discharge opening, when the closure device is released, to pass through the support substantially unimpeded by the support and, further, is adapted to reshape the flow of fluid as it flows through the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: The Viking Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Franson, Thomas Winebrenner, Shawn Orr
  • Sprinkler assembly
    Publication number: 20060219819
    Abstract: A sprinkler assembly includes a body, a support, which extends from the body, and a closure device that releasably closes the discharge opening of the body. The sprinkler assembly further includes a trigger that releasably holds the closure device at the discharge opening. The support is adapted to allow the fluid flowing from the discharge opening, when the closure device is released, to pass through the support substantially unimpeded by the support and, further, is adapted to reshape the flow of fluid as it flows through the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: The Viking Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Franson, Thomas Winebrenner, Shawn Orr
  • Compact pendant sprinkler head
    Publication number: 20060131036
    Abstract: A pendant sprinkler head includes a sprinkler body, with an orifice that forms an inlet and an outlet. A deflector is movably supported by a deflector support assembly and is movable between a retracted position wherein the deflector is adjacent the outlet and an extended position where the deflector is spaced from the outlet. At least a portion of the deflector support assembly is located in the orifice when the deflector is in its retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: The Viking Corporation, a corporation of the State of Michigan
    Inventors: Scott Franson, Kenneth Vos, Thomas Winebrenner, Andrew Thompson