Patents Assigned to Methven Limited
  • Patent number: 11850609
    Abstract: A spray head has an inlet in fluid communication with a plurality of nozzles. The nozzles are adapted to produce, in use, a jet of fluid which is directed toward a respective impingement surface portion. The jet of fluid impacts on the respective impingement surface portion and breaks into a stream of droplets. The stream of droplets has an elongate transverse cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: METHVEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Stephen McLay McCutcheon
  • Patent number: 11504723
    Abstract: A spray head adapted for connection to a supply of fluid. The head includes a body to receive the supply of fluid and a number of conical mixing volumes, in fluid connection with the body and supply of fluid, each conical mixing volume having an outlet. Each conical mixing volume includes at least one first inlet for a flow of fluid into the conical mixing volume at an angle to a conical axis thereof, and at least one second inlet for a flow of fluid into the conical mixing volume substantially parallel to the conical axis. There is a valve disposed upstream of the conical mixing volumes, the valve adapted to divide and vary the supply of fluid flow between the at least one first inlet and the at least one second inlet, which in turn varies the output of the fluid from the outlet of the conical mixing volumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Methven Limited
    Inventors: Andrew John Grigor, Chad Robert Bauer, Stephen Mclay McCutcheon, Nicholas Michael Lawrence Ashby, Robert Nicholas Edward Bolus, Brett Band
  • Publication number: 20150048184
    Abstract: A spray head (100) has an inlet (4) in fluid communication with a plurality of nozzles (15). The nozzles (15) are adapted to produce, in use, a jet of fluid (16) which is directed toward a respective impingement surface portion (22). The jet of fluid (16) impacts on the respective impingement surface portion (22) and breaks into a stream of droplets 23. The stream of droplets (23) has an elongate transverse cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: METHVEN LIMITED
    Inventor: Stephen McLay McCutcheon
  • Publication number: 20100270399
    Abstract: A dispenser (100) has a base (1) engagable with a liquid additive container (2) by relative movement of the container (2) toward the base (1) along an engagement axis (E). The container (2) has an inlet port (12) and an outlet port (21). The dispenser (100) is provided with a main flow passage (18) and a main flow restricting means (19). The base (1) is provided with an outlet means (11) which communicates with the inlet port (12) and an inlet conduit (20) connecting the main flow passage (18) with the outlet means (11). The base (1) is provided with an inlet means (22A) which communicates with the outlet port (21) and an outlet conduit (22) connecting the main flow passage (18) with the inlet means (22A). At least one of the inlet means (22A) and the outlet means (11) of the base (1) are provided in a surface (9A) of the base (1) which is substantially parallel to the engagement axis (E).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: METHVEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher P. Chambers, Paul S. Hood, Nathan P. Strong
  • Patent number: D560270
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Methven Limited
    Inventor: Kent Bradley Thomas Sneddon
  • Patent number: D589117
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Methven Limited
    Inventors: Clark Jon Bardsley, Kent Bradley Thomas Sneddon
  • Patent number: D592732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Methven Limited
    Inventors: Kent Bradley Thomas Sneddon, Wendy Dimphena Carolina Schoutens
  • Patent number: D598070
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Methven Limited
    Inventors: Kent Bradley Thomas Sneddon, Wendy Dimphena Carolina Schoutens
  • Patent number: D608885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Methven Limited
    Inventors: Kent Bradley Thomas Sneddon, Wendy Dimphena Carolina Schoutens
  • Patent number: D621007
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Methven Limited
    Inventors: Clark J. Bardsley, Kent B. T. Sneddon
  • Patent number: D760348
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Methven Limited
    Inventors: Stephen McLay McCutcheon, Scott Douglas Fitzsimons, Kent Bradley Thomas Sneddon
  • Patent number: D761935
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Methven Limited
    Inventors: Stephen McLay McCutcheon, Scott Douglas Fitzsimons, Kent Bradley Thomas Sneddon
  • Patent number: D852323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Methven Limited
    Inventor: Stephen McLay McCutcheon