Patents Assigned to Water Pik, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9623425
    Abstract: A showerhead including a handle portion, a showerhead portion, a water supply connector, and a mode selector positioned around the water supply connector. The mode selector is positioned around the water supply connector and includes a rotatable control knob mounted above the handle portion and configured to rotate about an axis and a rotatable valve core received within and sealed to the control knob to create a second fluid chamber between the valve core and the control knob. The valve core further defines a first aperture and a second aperture and rotation of the control knob rotates the valve core to selectively align the second aperture of the valve core with one of two or more fluid inlets while maintaining the first aperture in at least partial alignment with a second fluid outlet from the first fluid chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold A. Luettgen, Leland C. Leber, Michael J. Quinn
  • Patent number: 9623424
    Abstract: A handheld showerhead including a showerhead portion, a handle portion, and a movable mode selector portion. The mode selector portion includes a rotationally-fixed first end coupling and a rotationally-fixed second end coupling, which is concentrically aligned with the first end coupling, and a rotatable control knob body. The movable mode selector includes a fluid seal coupled to the rotatable knob body, the first fluid seal including at least one fluid control aperture. The second end coupling also includes a fluid inlet aperture and a fluid outlet aperture. The inlet aperture is in fluid communication with a fluid supply, and the outlet aperture is in fluid communication with the control knob body. A second fluid seal is positioned between the second end coupling and the control knob body. A single mechanical fastener axially couples the control knob body to the first end coupling and the second end coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold A. Luettgen, Leland C. Leber, Michael J. Quinn
  • Patent number: 9597161
    Abstract: An irrigating device including a massage mode module in communication with a motor driving a pump. During a normal mode the pump has a first pulse rate and during massage mode the massage mode module provides a massage control signal to the motor to cause the pump to have a second pulse rate. In other embodiments, the disclosure includes an oral irrigator including a base and a reservoir removably connected to the base. The oral irrigator further includes a prow operably connected to the base and extending vertically upwards from the base. The prow may extend in a similar direction as sidewalls of the reservoir. The oral irrigator further includes a lid rotatably connected to the prow. The lid rotates between a first position where a fluid cavity of the reservoir is exposed to a second position where the lid covers at least a portion of the fluid cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold A. Luettgen, Kurt M. Taylor
  • Patent number: 9468511
    Abstract: An electronically powered toothbrush. The toothbrush includes a brush head including a plurality of bristles, a motor, and an output shaft connected to the brush head and the motor. The output shaft is selectively rotated by the motor. The toothbrush further includes a bumper assembly connected to the output shaft and configured to conserve kinetic energy from the output shaft during rotation and reapply the kinetic energy to the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Garrigues, Harold A. Luettgen
  • Patent number: 9404243
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes embodiments directed to a showerhead. In some of the embodiments, the showerhead includes a housing defining a chamber in fluid communication with a fluid inlet such as a water source, a first bank of nozzles, and a second bank of nozzles. The showerhead also includes a massage mode assembly that is at least partially received within the chamber. The massage mode assembly includes a turbine, a cam connected to or formed integrally with the turbine, and a shutter connected to the cam. With the structure of the massage mode assembly, the movement of the shutter is restricted along a single axis such that as the turbine rotates, the cam causes the shutter to alternatingly fluidly connect and disconnect the first bank of nozzles and the second bank of nozzles from the fluid inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cacka, Leland C. Leber, Michael J. Quinn
  • Patent number: 9347208
    Abstract: A showerhead bracket having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, a valve and a valve housing. the valve may be operably connected between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The valve includes a valve inlet port, a low flow exit port and a high flow exit port. The valve housing is disposed between the fluid inlet and the valve inlet port. And the valve can selectively rotate within the valve housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Quinn, Leland C. Leber, Harold A. Luettgen, Ryan Saunders
  • Patent number: D744611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.
    Inventor: Michael J. Quinn
  • Patent number: D744612
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.
    Inventors: Preston Peterson, Zuqiang Zhuang
  • Patent number: D745111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.
    Inventors: Preston Peterson, Zuqiang Zhuang
  • Patent number: D747464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.
    Inventors: Kurt Michael Taylor, Brenda Lee Thomas
  • Patent number: D754330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.
    Inventors: Hyunchul Kim, Taiwon Choi
  • Patent number: D756122
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.
    Inventor: Kurt M. Taylor
  • Patent number: D766423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.
    Inventors: Hyunchul Kim, Jungwhan Chei
  • Patent number: D772396
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Hyunchul Kim, Jungwhan Chei
  • Patent number: D772397
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Hyunchul Kim, Jungwhan Chei
  • Patent number: D780908
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Ladwig
  • Patent number: D782656
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Heman Au, Jeff Ladwig
  • Patent number: D782657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian R. Williams
  • Patent number: D783809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Heman Au, Jeff Ladwig
  • Patent number: D783810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Hyunchul Kim, Scott Thorne