Patents Assigned to Acorn Engineering Company
  • Patent number: 12359735
    Abstract: A spring stop arrangement for a check valve may include: a check seat defining a flow path; a clapper assembly connected to the check seat and configured to obstruct the flow path, the clapper assembly including: a clapper; and a seal retainer detachably mounted to the clapper; a cam arm connected to the check seat, the cam arm including a stopper; and a torsion spring operatively connected to the cam arm so as to apply a biasing force to the cam arm against the direction of fluid flow. When the seal retainer is dismounted from the clapper, the stopper may be configured to contact the check seat so as to prevent rotation of the cam arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Barry Knoles, Luis Fernando Prieto, Alan Long Thien Du, Pui Yuen Ng, Arturo Gomez, Adrian Alexander Filip
  • Patent number: 12292123
    Abstract: A check valve may include: a check seat defining a flow path; a clapper assembly hingedly connected to the check seat and configured to obstruct the flow path, including: a clapper and a seal retainer detachably mounted to the clapper; a first extension extending from the clapper assembly in an upstream direction and having a roller; a cam arm rotatable relative to the clapper assembly and configured to engage with the roller; and a torsion spring operatively connected to the cam arm so as to apply a biasing force to the cam arm in the upstream direction. The biasing force may be imparted to the clapper assembly via the cam arm and roller, so that the clapper assembly obstructs the flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Fernando Prieto, Alan Long Thien Du, Pui Yuen Ng, Arturo Gomez, Adrian Alexander Filip
  • Patent number: 12060702
    Abstract: An accumulator assembly having a wastewater retention tank defining an interior chamber. A fluid level sensor is coupled to the waste retention tank and configured to sense a level of liquid in the chamber. An extraction pipe extends into the chamber and is coupled to an extraction valve. Coupled to the fluid sensor is a controller that is also coupled to the fluid level sensor and to the extraction valve. The controller is configured to open the extraction valve upon receipt of a signal from the sensor. The accumulator assembly also includes an odor mitigation subassembly in fluid communication with the chamber. The odor mitigation subassembly further includes an air displacement port, an odor filter and an overflow prevention device, the overflow prevention device being in fluid communication with the chamber and located downstream of the air displacement port and upstream of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventors: Thomas K. Zinn, Carlos J. Galeazzi
  • Patent number: 11976736
    Abstract: A backflow prevention device includes a main pipe body extending along a first center longitudinal axis, at least one check valve disposed within the main pipe body, an inlet pipe connected to an inlet side of the main pipe body, and an outlet pipe connected to an outlet side of the main pipe body. The inlet pipe and the outlet pipe extend along a second center longitudinal axis. The first center longitudinal axis is offset with respect to the second center longitudinal axis in a direction perpendicular to the first and second center longitudinal axes. A center of the valve seat of the at least one check valve is offset with respect to the second center longitudinal axis in the direction perpendicular to the first and second longitudinal axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Pui Yuen Ng, Luis Fernando Prieto, Adrian Alexander Filip, Alan Long Thien Du, Edward Barry Knoles
  • Patent number: 11261594
    Abstract: A ligature resistant strainer for a drain assembly and connecting to a drain system. The strainer includes a grate and an extension block coupled to the grate. The grate defines a first thickness, and the extension block defines a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness. Portions of the grate cooperate with portions of the extension block to define a plurality of apertures extending through the strainer and inhibiting attachment of a ligature to the strainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: D949296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Christopher Adkison
  • Patent number: D954451
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Christopher T. Adkison
  • Patent number: D961740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Christopher T. Adkison
  • Patent number: D961975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventors: Donald E. Morris, Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: D962743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Christopher T. Adkison
  • Patent number: D1011784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Christopher T. Adkison
  • Patent number: D1016253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: D1019194
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Christopher T. Adkison
  • Patent number: D1019265
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: D1019889
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: D1021025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Christopher T. Adkison
  • Patent number: D1032782
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: D1054737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Alex Quirarte
  • Patent number: D1062348
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: D1065924
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl