Patents Assigned to Masco
  • SPOUT ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRONIC FAUCET
    Publication number: 20130248617
    Abstract: An electronic faucet includes a spout assembly and a controller configured to control the flow of water through the spout assembly in response to the position of a spray head. A sensor may be positioned to detect an object in a detection zone near the faucet. The controller may disable the sensor upon the spray head being uncoupled from the spout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Joel D. Sawaski, Robert W. Rodenbeck, Patrick B. Jonte
  • Drain cover for sinks
    Patent number: 8539618
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a drain having an opening, the opening having an outboard edge, a cover having an underside having a portion including a downwardly extending curved section and an outer edge, wherein the portion extends a first distance beyond the outboard edge and wherein cover extends a second distance above the drain such that a ratio of the second distance to the first distance is about 1 or less and such that splash and aerosolization from under the cover beyond the cover is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Masco Canada Limited
    Inventors: Jeffrey John Gibson, Joe Malheiro, Frank A. Stauder
  • INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC SHOWER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130239321
    Abstract: An integrated bathroom electronic system including a plurality of sensors to detect conditions within a bathroom and to provide signals indicative thereof to a controller. A plurality of distinct and exclusive modules or subsystems are illustratively provided for integration into the system. Such modules may include a quick hot water module, a roman tub module, a custom shower module, a hands free faucet module, and a tub shower module. In certain illustrative shower modules, a user interface includes a plurality of user defined presets, each preset including a shower setting stored in memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: MASCO CORPORATION OF INDIANA
    Inventors: Ryan A. Reeder, Spencer L. Stohler, Andrew B. Mendenhall, Paul T. Zink, Robert W. Rodenbeck
  • METHOD FOR BATHING VESSEL HAVING WOOD-CONTAINING BASE BOARD
    Publication number: 20130232682
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a bathing vessel includes forming a base by contacting an incompletely cured polyurethane material with a wood-containing composite panel. The polyurethane material is then cured while in contact with the wood-containing composite panel to chemically bond the polyurethane material with the panel. At least one wall is then attached to extend vertically from the base. The wall is a multi-layer structure of layers of acrylic material, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene material and the polyurethane material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Masco Bath Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Glenn Geels, Scott Kapelanski
  • Multi-mode hands free automatic faucet
    Patent number: 8528579
    Abstract: A faucet includes a proximity sensor, a logical control, a handle, a spout, and a touch control operably coupled to at least one of the spout and the handle. The logical control includes a mode controller that changes the faucet between a first mode and a second mode in response to substantially simultaneous touching of the spout and the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Patrick B Jonte, Robert W Rodenbeck, David M Burke, Garry R Marty
  • Secondary bleed valve for dual flush valve
    Patent number: 8528876
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing flushing fluid at different rates has a valve for controlling flow through a housing, the valve having a reset area to close the valve, a first bleed valve for constantly providing high pressure fluid to the reset area through a first path, a second bleed valve for providing high pressure fluid to the reset area through a second path, and an actuator. The actuator has a first position in which fluid is prevented from escaping from the second path, a second position in which fluid is allowed to escape from the second path and the second bleed valve is activated, and a third position in which fluid is allowed to escape from the second path and the second bleed valve is deactivated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Masco Canada Limited
    Inventors: Anthony G. Straatman, Bryan Todd Fisher, Kamran Siddiqul, Frank A. Stauder
  • BATHING VESSEL AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20130227779
    Abstract: A bathing vessel includes a base support having a base board that extends between a top, a bottom, first and second side edges, and first and second ends. Two legs are attached on the bottom of the base board, inboard from the respective first and second side edges. The base board is at least partially encapsulated in a polyurethane material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Masco Bath Corporatrion
    Inventors: Joel Lynn Hatchett, Jeffrey McKinley Boyd, Michael Glenn Geels, Scott Kapelanski
  • USE OF RIGID POLYURETHANE FOAM TO ENCAPSULATE PLUMBING IN A THERAPY BATH
    Publication number: 20130227778
    Abstract: A wall structure for a composite tub includes a surface side for facing an interior of the tub, a polyurethane layer backing and attaching to the surface side, plumbing backing the polyurethane layer, and an encapsulation layer encapsulating the plumbing and backing and attaching to the polyurethane layer so that damage to the plumbing is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Masco Bath Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Warren Stokely, Michael Glenn Geels
  • Living Hinge Creation Through Vacuum Forming of a Thermoformable Plastic Sheet
    Publication number: 20130219612
    Abstract: A bathing vessel is made of a segmented sheet wall of layered materials that includes a first layer of polyurethane material, a second layer of polyurethane material attached to the first layer, a third layer of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) material attached to the second layer, and a fourth layer of acrylic material attached to the third layer. The segmented sheet wall has a width a length and a first thickness. The segmented sheet wall has an integral first portion having a second thickness that is that is thinner than the first thickness. The first portion defines a first wall and a second wall in the segmented sheet wall and the first portion is corrugated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: MASCO BATH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nirav D. Parikh, Michael Glenn Geels
  • TWO HANDLE CENTERSET FAUCET
    Publication number: 20130213509
    Abstract: A centerset faucet includes an upper support receiving a waterway including first and second valve interfaces. A lower base is coupled to the upper support, wherein a reentrant edge of the lower base is formed over a bottom lip of the upper support to secure the base thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventor: Kurt Judson THOMAS
  • Showerhead assembly
    Patent number: 8511587
    Abstract: A shower head has a nozzle, a shell, a water inlet, and an assembly for holding the nozzle. The assembly has an upper plate made of a first plastic material and has a first opening having a first diameter through which the nozzle extends, a lower plate made of a second plastic material and has a second opening through which the nozzle extends, and an elastomeric middle plate has a third opening having a third diameter that is smaller than the first or second diameter through which the nozzle extends and is in contact therewith. The first material and the second material are ultrasonically welded together to trap the middle plate therebetween and the first opening, the second opening and the third opening are roughly coaxial with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Michael Miller, James Wu, Alex Wu, Edgar Alexander Zarins
  • Faucet
    Patent number: D687126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Emilie Williams Romero, Anthony Spangler
  • Tub spout
    Patent number: D687520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventor: Judd Lord
  • Faucet
    Patent number: D688777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventor: Vincent Liao
  • Faucet
    Patent number: D687127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventor: Seth Fritz
  • Faucet handle
    Patent number: D687130
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventor: Celine Kwok Garland
  • Faucet
    Patent number: D687518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventor: Celine Kwok Garland
  • Faucet spout
    Patent number: D687523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventor: Celine Kwok Garland
  • Faucet
    Patent number: D689986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Nidiana
    Inventor: Judd Lord
  • Shower
    Patent number: D691699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Ryan Berger, Sean Svendsen