Patents Assigned to Geberit Technik
  • Publication number: 20040143892
    Abstract: For pressure testing a drain and vent piping system communicating with a tub opening having an anchoring structure a plug has a central, axially extending aperture therethrough. The plug has a resilient, compressible portion and is provided with inner and outer ends. An anchor is located at the inner end of the plug and extends axially beyond the inner end to engage with the anchoring structure and seal the tub opening. The test plug assembly also includes a threaded shaft that passes through the aperture in the plug and connects to the anchor. A manually operated threaded actuator is located at the outer end of the plug and is configured for threadingly engaging the shaft to draw the actuator towards the anchor and compress the compressible portion of the plug to block fluid flow through the bath tub opening and permit pressure testing of the drain and vent piping system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: GEBERIT TECHNIK AG
    Inventor: Shannon R. Bantz
  • Patent number: 6757918
    Abstract: A waste outlet fitting having a siphon which is mounted in a cup-shaped housing. The siphon has an inlet and an outlet and is inserted into the housing from above. For cleaning and maintenance, the siphon can be removed upwardly and subsequently re-inserted from above. Arranged at the inlet of the siphon is an inflow funnel which can likewise be installed and removed from above. The waste outlet fitting makes especially simple cleaning and maintenance of the waste outlet fitting and of the soil pipe possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Geberit Technik AG
    Inventor: Roland Högger
  • Patent number: 6755209
    Abstract: The fill valve incorporates a housing (8) that has a vertical water-carrying channel (24) that leads from an inlet (49) to be fastened on the flush tank bottom (2) to a float-controlled diaphragm valve (50). The diaphragm valve (50) incorporates in a diaphragm (43) a passage for the pressure equalization between a first chamber (51) in front of the diaphragm (43) and a second chamber (52) behind the diaphragm (43). To actuate the diaphragm valve (50) a pilot valve (58) is provided. The diaphragm valve (50) is disposed laterally on the housing (8), thus permitting a low overall height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Geberit Technik AG
    Inventor: Paul Wey
  • Patent number: 6701541
    Abstract: An odor trap having a cup-shaped housing, which has an inlet located on an upper end and an outlet on a lower end leading into a drain line. A siphon blocks the passage of gas from the outlet to the inlet. A urine collector is configured in the shape of an inlet funnel. The inlet funnel empties into an open tube with a relatively narrow inside diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Geberit Technik AG
    Inventors: Jürg Romagna, Erwin Schibig
  • Patent number: 6671898
    Abstract: The invention relates to a water fitting including a pipe having at least one water hook-up that is connected to a valve. A housing is detachably connected to the pipe and has a spout line that, when installed, is connected to the outlet of the valve. A screw secures the housing on the pipe. A sensing device is fitted inside the pipe. When the screw is removed, said sensing device automatically closes the valve and blocks the same in the closed position. This reliably prevents water from flowing out when the housing is disassembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Geberit Technik AG
    Inventors: Walter Eggenberger, Christoph Hauser, Jochen Marquart
  • Publication number: 20030150051
    Abstract: The waste outlet fitting has a siphon (6) which is mounted in a cup-shaped housing (9). The siphon (6) has an inlet (23) and an outlet (20) and is inserted into the housing (9) from above. For cleaning and maintenance, the siphon (6) can be removed upwardly and subsequently re-inserted from above. Arranged at the inlet (23) of the siphon (6) is an inflow funnel (12) which can likewise be installed and removed from above. The invention makes especially simple cleaning and maintenance of the waste outlet fitting and of the soil pipe possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: GEBERIT TECHNIK AG
    Inventor: Roland Hogger
  • Patent number: 6575500
    Abstract: A device for connecting a pipe socket, a tubular mounting part or a fitting (3) to a pipe (10), especially a water pipe. The inventive device comprises a connecting part (7). A first end (7a) of the connecting part is to be connected to a pipe (10) by a press connection, and a second end (7b) of the connecting part is to be connected to the pipe socket, mounting part or fitting (3). The second end (7b) of the connecting part (7) forms a plug-connection with a receiving part (4) of the pipe socket, the tubular mounting part or the fitting (3). After the press-connection is provided, the connecting part (7) is merely plugged in to connect a pipe (10), for example, to a mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Geberit Technik AG
    Inventor: Hansruedi Wili
  • Patent number: 6560790
    Abstract: A high flow valve assembly and a low flow valve assembly are in parallel flow relation between an inlet and an outlet of a flush controller. The valve assemblies are opened by solenoid operated pilot valves under the control of a microprocessor based flush control system. A turbine directly measures flow through the low flow valve assembly by providing pulses to the microprocessor, and the control system counts pulses and computes flow through the high flow valve assembly to perform a flushing operation including an initial siphon trap flushing high flow portion and a subsequent trap reseal low flow portion. Corrections are made to the pulse count to correct for partial valve open conditions and other variables. An override switch provides a signal to the control system for a flush operation A user detection system includes a pair of emitters and a pair of detectors defining an array of intersecting detection points in a skewed plane in which the control system can locate the position of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Geberit Technik AG
    Inventors: David A. Saar, Dwight N. Johnson
  • Patent number: 6499152
    Abstract: A high flow valve assembly and a low flow valve assembly are in parallel flow relation between an inlet and an outlet of a flush controller housing. The valve assemblies are opened by solenoid operated pilot valves under the control of a microprocessor based flush control system. A turbine directly measures flow through the low flow valve assembly and the control system computes flow through the high flow valve assembly to perform a flushing operation including an initial siphon trap flushing high flow portion and a subsequent trap reseal low flow portion. A push button is pressed to one of two override positions either to provide a signal to the control system for a normal flush operation or to open the high flow valve assembly independently of the control system for an emergency flush operation. A user detection system includes a pair of emitters and a pair of detectors defining an array of intersecting detection points in a skewed plane in which the control system can locate the position of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Geberit Technik AG
    Inventor: Dwight N. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20020166162
    Abstract: An odor trap having a cup-shaped housing, which has an inlet located on an upper end and an outlet on a lower end leading into a drain line. A siphon blocks the passage of gas from the outlet to the inlet. A urine collector is configured in the shape of an inlet funnel. The inlet funnel empties into an open tube with a relatively narrow inside diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: GEBERIT TECHNIK AG
    Inventors: Jurg Romagna, Erwin Schibig
  • Patent number: 6442771
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flushing device comprising a bowl (4) having a flushing module (5) which is arranged in the area of the bowl (4) designed to receive excreta. The flushing module (5) at an upper end has a first receiving area (12) for receiving flushing water (38) and excreta (74) as well as means with which said receiving area (12) can be emptied into a chamber (80) situated underneath it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Geberit Technik AG
    Inventor: Markus Meier
  • Patent number: 6415457
    Abstract: The flushing device comprises a flush bowl (1) comprising an odor trap (8) on a bottom part (7) and comprises a flushing conduit (2) with flushing openings (14, 15, 16) on an upper edge (3). Flushing openings (14) in a frontal area (13) of the flushing conduit (2) have a greater throughput than laterally arranged flushing openings (15, 16) do. The flushing openings (4) in said frontal area (13) are arranged in an asymmetric manner and the flushing water (17) forms a flushing vortex (17c) in the bowl (11). The flushing device makes it possible to effectively flush with less flushing water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Geberit Technik AG
    Inventor: Peter Schmucki
  • Patent number: 6405411
    Abstract: The clasp comprises a coupling element with which the cheek plate elements adjacent to a closed position and comprising a coupling bolt for a closing device can be provisionally connected. The coupling element is a bracket which is mounted at its one end so that it can pivot on the coupling bolt of the one cheek plate element and which can be connected by its other end to the other cheek plate element in such a manner that this other end is movably mounted in the coupled position on the other cheek plate element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Geberit Technik AG
    Inventors: Rudolf Allemann, Silvio Marti
  • Patent number: 6394505
    Abstract: A connection adapted to connect an intake end (10) of a discharge pipe (9) and an outlet end (8) of a connecting curve (7) of a water toilet, wherein the outlet end (8) projects concentrically into the intake end (10) of the discharge pipe (9), said connection comprising a rubber-elastic sealing collar (11), adapted to seal said outlet (8) and said intake end against one another, wherein the sealing collar (11) is h-shaped in a radial section, and has a first downwardly projecting region (12) adapted to tightly engage an outside of the intake end (10); a second downwardly projecting region (13) adapted to tightly engage an outside of the outlet end (8) and a upward-projecting region (14) adapted to tightly engage against the outside of the outlet end (8) of the connecting curve (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Geberit Technik
    Inventors: Peter Schmucki, Mario Von Ballmoos
  • Patent number: 6367095
    Abstract: A flushing device has two water outlets, wherein one outlet is connected to an arch of a trap of the toilet bowl. This outlet is connected to means with which a portion of the flushing water present in a flushing tank can be pressurized and released to this outlet. The water is briefly set into motion with the pressurized flushing water, and more effective emptying of the trap is achieved. The flushing device according to the present invention represents a lower load for the water pipes and operates with less noise than flushing valve-type devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Geberit Technik AG
    Inventors: Alex Hubatka, Thomas Riehm, Paul Wey
  • Patent number: D463016
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Geberit Technik AG
    Inventor: Uli Witzig
  • Patent number: D465014
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Geberit Technik AG
    Inventor: Uli Witzig
  • Patent number: D466203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Geberit Technik AG
    Inventor: Uli Witzig
  • Patent number: D467322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Geberit Technik AG
    Inventor: Uli Witzig
  • Patent number: D479578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Geberit Technik AG
    Inventor: Uli Witzig