Patents by Inventor Zachary T. Vogtner

Zachary T. Vogtner 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: 11905728
    Abstract: A multi-weir door assembly is coupled to a skimmer body near a front entrance of the skimmer body such that a flow of water received in the front entrance is incident on a front side of the multi-weir door assembly. The multi-weir door assembly comprises multiple weir doors that are rotationally coupled to the skimmer body by at least a first hinge assembly. Each of the weir doors has a respective buoyancy, and at least first and second weir doors of the multiple weir doors have first and second buoyancies that are different from one another such that the flow of water incident on the multi-weir door assembly affects the first and second weir doors differently in terms of an angular degree to which the incident flow of water causes the first and second weir doors to rotate about first and second axes of rotation, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Angelo V. Pugliese, Zachary T. Vogtner
  • Publication number: 20230349185
    Abstract: A low profile spa jet having a structure allowing for the use of a jet housing for both threaded/nut and grommet installation, wherein the jet protrudes into the spa tub less than 0.5?. The low profile spa jet also can have a jet face/flange that is interchangeable between threaded and grommet jet bodies without changing the relationship to the spa wall, wherein the jet protrudes the same amount in the installed state for both styles of jet body. The low profile spa jet also can have a jet face/flange that is removable and/or interchangeable before and after the jet body and jet internal are installed in the spa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Vogtner, Victor L. Walker
  • Patent number: 11719399
    Abstract: A light system having a hollow housing; a light source provided in the housing; means for mounting the housing to a pool wall or floor; and a lens provided at an open end of the housing, having at least a portion configured to modify at least a portion of the light to match, blend in with, or at least compliment the pool wall or floor; and a flange surrounding the periphery of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Vogtner, Victor L. Walker, Thomas R. Moore
  • Patent number: 11713585
    Abstract: A low profile spa jet having a structure allowing for the use of a jet housing for both threaded/nut and grommet installation, wherein the jet protrudes into the spa tub less than 0.5?. The low profile spa jet also can have a jet face/flange that is interchangeable between threaded and grommet jet bodies without changing the relationship to the spa wall, wherein the jet protrudes the same amount in the installed state for both styles of jet body. The low profile spa jet also can have a jet face/flange that is removable and/or interchangeable before and after the jet body and jet internal are installed in the spa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Vogtner, Victor L. Walker
  • Publication number: 20220372781
    Abstract: A multi-weir door assembly is coupled to a skimmer body near a front entrance of the skimmer body such that a flow of water received in the front entrance is incident on a front side of the multi-weir door assembly. The multi-weir door assembly comprises multiple weir doors that are rotationally coupled to the skimmer body by at least a first hinge assembly. Each of the weir doors has a respective buoyancy, and at least first and second weir doors of the multiple weir doors have first and second buoyancies that are different from one another such that the flow of water incident on the multi-weir door assembly affects the first and second weir doors differently in terms of an angular degree to which the incident flow of water causes the first and second weir doors to rotate about first and second axes of rotation, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Angelo V. Pugliese, Zachary T. Vogtner
  • Publication number: 20220214020
    Abstract: A light system having a lens component with at least a portion of the lens configured for receiving an aesthetic material allowing the light system to match, blend in with, or compliment a pool or spa wall or floor, while allowing at least a portion of the light to be emitted into the pool or spa interior, and a housing component for attaching to a pool or spa wall or niche or passage in a pool or spa wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Vogtner, Victor L. Walker, Thomas R. Moore
  • Patent number: 11332949
    Abstract: A pool drain or sump basin having elongated ring-shaped body, at least one and preferably a plurality of outlet ports about the ring-shaped body for allowing water to exit the drain, external peripheral flanges for mounting the drain, and an opening for allowing water to enter the drain, the ring-shaped body having an inner sidewall and outer sidewall, and open topside, and a closed bottom or floor closing off the bottom side of the body, bridging the gap between the inner sidewall and the outer sidewall, and creating a drainage channel. The body may have an optional cover configured as a removable or replacement cover with openings. The pool drain may have optional bridging elements and flow regulating elements for greater structural support and water flow regulation through the pool drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Simpson, Angelo V. Pugliese, Zachary T. Vogtner
  • Publication number: 20220145653
    Abstract: A low profile spa jet having a structure allowing for the use of a jet housing for both threaded/nut and grommet installation, wherein the jet protrudes into the spa tub less than 0.5?. The low profile spa jet also can have a jet face/flange that is interchangeable between threaded and grommet jet bodies without changing the relationship to the spa wall, wherein the jet protrudes the same amount in the installed state for both styles of jet body. The low profile spa jet also can have a jet face/flange that is removable and/or interchangeable before and after the jet body and jet internal are installed in the spa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Vogtner, Victor L. Walker
  • Patent number: 11226079
    Abstract: A light system having a hollow housing; a light source provided in the housing; means for mounting the housing to a pool wall or floor; and a lens provided at an open end of the housing, having at least a portion configured to modify at least a portion of the light to match, blend in with, or at least compliment the pool wall or floor; and a flange surrounding the periphery of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Vogtner, Victor L. Walker, Thomas R. Moore
  • Publication number: 20210128763
    Abstract: A system for monitoring performance of a water sanitation device includes a housing having a water flow path, a power source, an ozone generating element configured to provide ozone to the water flow path, and an ultraviolet (UV) light generating element configured to expose the water in the flow path to UV light, a first monitoring circuit configured to monitor at least one operational aspect of the ultraviolet (UV) light generating element, a second monitoring circuit configured to monitor at least one operational aspect of the ozone generating element, a control circuit configured to receive an output of the first monitoring circuit and an output of the second monitoring circuit, and a display element configured to provide an indication of a status of at least one of the power source, the ultraviolet (UV) light generating element and the ozone generating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: CUSTOM MOLDED PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Karthik Hosavaranchi PUTTARAJU, Zachary T. VOGTNER, Victor L. WALKER
  • Publication number: 20200408381
    Abstract: A light system having a lens component with at least a portion of the lens configured for receiving an aesthetic material allowing the light system to match, blend in with, or compliment a pool or spa wall or floor, while allowing at least a portion of the light to be emitted into the pool or spa interior, and a housing component for attaching to a pool or spa wall or niche or passage in a pool or spa wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Vogtner, Victor L. Walker, Thomas R. Moore
  • Publication number: 20200407993
    Abstract: A pool drain or sump basin having elongated ring-shaped body, at least one and preferably a plurality of outlet ports about the ring-shaped body for allowing water to exit the drain, external peripheral flanges for mounting the drain, and an opening for allowing water to enter the drain, the ring-shaped body having an inner sidewall and outer sidewall, and open topside, and a closed bottom or floor closing off the bottom side of the body, bridging the gap between the inner sidewall and the outer sidewall, and creating a drainage channel. The body may have an optional cover configured as a removable or replacement cover with openings. The pool drain may have optional bridging elements and flow regulating elements for greater structural support and water flow regulation through the pool drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Simpson, Angelo V. Pugliese, Zachary T. Vogtner
  • Patent number: 10837189
    Abstract: A bonding kit for use with a water-holding structure, the kit having a bonding conductor with a body portion configured to reside within a component attached to the water-holding structure. The bonding conductor includes an extension portion configured to extend outwardly from the component. The bonding kit includes a conductor fitting configured to attach to the extension portion of the bonding conductor and to attach to a conductive system of the water-holding structure, providing an electrical connection between the bonding conductor, or water therein, and the conductive system, the bonding conductor providing equipotential bonding for water contained in the water-holding structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventor: Zachary T. Vogtner
  • Patent number: 10315214
    Abstract: A low profile, lighted waterfall apparatus for producing a sufficiently lit artificial waterfall having a light source chamber, distal to a waterfall slot/primary outlet and substantially aligned on the same plane therewith, and a port for accessing the light source, such that the light source can be easily accessed, inserted, removed, and/or replaced. The light source chamber having a transparent, semi-transparent, or translucent divider to shine light towards and across the waterfall slot/primary opening via a spreading manifold/area/passage that is configured to spread the flowing water, and direct the water as a fluid wave guide towards the waterfall slot/primary outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Vogtner, Xiurong Smith
  • Patent number: D846015
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Vogtner, Victor L. Walker
  • Patent number: D873387
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Vogtner, Angelo V. Pugliese
  • Patent number: D929599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Vogtner, Victor L. Walker
  • Patent number: D937967
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Vogtner, Victor L. Walker
  • Patent number: D950678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Vogtner, Victor L. Walker
  • Patent number: D1027127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Custom Molded Products, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Vogtner, Victor L. Walker