Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Cook, Alex, McFarron, Manzo, Cummings & Melher, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 6668393
    Abstract: A height adjustable water spout mounting assembly includes a sleeve having an external threaded surface for deck mounting the sleeve and an internal threaded surface. There is a spout interface formed and adapted to extend above the spout deck with an outer surface which is at least in part threaded and sized to extend within and have its exterior threads interact with the interior threads on the sleeve for relative height adjustment of the spout interface with the spout mounting deck. There is further a height adjustable diverter lift rod associated with the sleeve and spout interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Moen Incorporated
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Mascari, Martin Zummersch
  • Patent number: 6509818
    Abstract: A circuit element has a substrate with a set of spaced switch leads thereon and an overlay magnetically retained on the substrate with a shorting strap on the overlay in facing relation with the conductors of the substrate. The shorting strap is arranged to engage at intersection points at least two of the switch leads when the overlay is in place on the substrate to electrically connect the two switch leads. The shorting straps of different overlays are uniquely arranged to connect selected pairs of switch leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Duraswitch Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony J. Van Zeeland