Abstract: A water delivery system is disclosed. The water delivery system may have an electronic user interface. The electronic user interface may be a portable device. The electronic user interface may include inputs to select water temperature, water flow rates, water flow patterns, and/or task based presets. A mixing valve for use with either manual faucets or electronic faucets is disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 19, 2007
Date of Patent:
April 24, 2012
Assignee:
Masco Corporation of Indiana
Inventors:
Robert W. Rodenbeck, Paul D. Koottungal, Anthony G. Spangler, Michael J. Veros
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method that includes mixing opacifying agent particles with a thickening agent to form a first mixture; the mixing being conducted at a shear rate of about 10 to about 2,000 sec?1; the first mixture having a viscosity of greater than or equal to about 70 Krebs units; and mixing a polymer latex binder with the first mixture to form a coating composition; the polymer latex binder including a copolymer that comprises phosphorus containing repeat units and an acrylate polymer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 23, 2008
Date of Patent:
April 17, 2012
Assignees:
Rohm and Haas Company, Masco Corporation
Inventors:
Ritesh Ravi Nair, Tek Wayne Woo, Catherine A. Finegan, Ozzie M. Pressley, John William Hook, III, Wei Zhang, I-Hwa Midey Chang-Mateu
Abstract: A fitting for a whirlpool joins a pair of pipes. The fitting includes a coupling from which one of the pipes extends, the coupling having a flexible member adapted to cause a seal to sealingly engage the pipes or the pipes to seal against themselves, and a first thread. A nut engages the coupling and has a second thread for engaging the first thread and a surface for engaging the flexible member and causing the seal to sealingly engage the pipes or the pipes to sealingly engage themselves while the second thread engages the first thread. The first thread and the second thread have an angle whereby the flexible member causes the seal to sealingly engage the first and second pipes or the pipes to sealingly engage themselves in a quarter turn of the nut.
Abstract: A faucet spray head or gun body arrangement, including a spray gun body, a spray gun press handle, a spray gun inner core tube and control means, the spray gun press handle being movably fixed on the spray gun body, the spray gun inner core tube being disposed in the spray gun body, and the control means engaging with the spray gun inner core tube and the spray gun press handle, wherein two outlet waterways are provided in the spray gun inner core tube, and the control means is provided with a movable central pin controlling and shifting the two outlet waterways of the spray gun inner core tube.
Abstract: A reshaping tool incorporates a tool head and clamp for reshaping the cross section of a tube constructed from one or more polymer materials. The clamp holds the tube in place while the head portion of the tool, which is moveable with respect to the clamp, engages the tube for reshaping its profile cross section.
Abstract: A overmold fitting is coupled to a fluid conduit. The overmold fitting may include a first portion and a spaced apart second portion proximate a first end of the fluid conduit. The first portion may be an end ring and the second portion may be a retention ring. The overmold fitting may include a visual indicator to provide an indication of the fluid to be used with the fluid conduit.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 19, 2008
Date of Patent:
April 3, 2012
Assignee:
Masco Corporation of Indiana
Inventors:
Kurt J. Thomas, Derek A. Brown, Brian A. Enlow
Abstract: A quote-to-order system builds an order for cabinets for a house directly from the quote provided to the builder. This reduces data entry time and errors. The system also validates the final order relative to the quote and relative to the builder's purchase order. The quote-to-order system takes the user step-by-step through the process of building an order based upon the quote. The quote includes the floorplans in the development, optional layouts and available styles of cabinets. The quote also associates each of these options with a set of SKUs representing the cabinet components and hardware that would be needed for those options. By building the order based upon the underlying quote to the builder, the order is guaranteed to have the correct SKUs and pricing.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 11, 2005
Date of Patent:
March 27, 2012
Assignee:
Masco Corporation
Inventors:
Francis G. Willett, Heather S. Price, Steven L. Hester
Abstract: The present invention is directed to an optically clear coating made from a composition comprising an epoxy-melamine resin. The coating is obtained on a metallic substrate and has a very rigid structure and a unique combination of properties that includes hydrophobicity/easy-to-clean, adhesion to bright chrome, abrasion resistance and chemical resistance.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 23, 2005
Date of Patent:
March 20, 2012
Assignees:
Masco Corporation, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forscung e.V.
Inventors:
Uwe Posset, Gerhard Schottner, Daniel Ford, Evelyn Deliso