Patents by Inventor W. Britt Warren

W. Britt Warren 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: 7055545
    Abstract: A modular faucet bar spout in which trim may be removed or reinstalled from above a sink deck without affecting the waterway connections beneath the sink deck is disclosed. Each faucet or spout includes a valve body wit a trim set. The valve body includes a pair of tubular conduits spaced apart to extend through passages in the sink deck and a cross conduit connecting the tubular conduits. A water outlet nipple leads from the cross conduit and has a slide-on fitting located above the sink deck when the conduits are positioned to extend through the passages. The trim set includes an escutcheon, an adapter and a spout. The escutcheon has an open bottom and a spout connecting passage formed in its top surface. The adapter is positioned in the escutcheon and has a slide-on inlet connection to receive and connect to the water outlet nipple of the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Moen Incorporated
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Mascari, Martin Zummersch, W. Britt Warren, John A. Griffin
  • Publication number: 20040154673
    Abstract: A modular center set faucet or bar spout in which the faucet trim or bar spout trim may be removed from or reinstalled from above the sink deck without affecting the waterway connections beneath the sink deck. Each faucet or bar spout assembly includes a valve body with a trim set. The valve body includes a pair of elongated tubular conduits spaced from each other to extend through the passages in the sink deck. A cartridge chamber is formed in each of the elongated tubular conduit with a cross conduit connecting the tubular conduits. A water outlet nipple leads from the cross conduit. The water outlet nipple has a slide-on fitting located above the sink deck when the pair of elongated tubular conduits are positioned to extend through the passages. The trim set may include a waterway and an escutcheon with the waterway positioned in the escutcheon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Mascari, Martin Zummersch, W. Britt Warren, John A. Griffin