Patents Assigned to Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
  • Patent number: 9572459
    Abstract: Spa side panels are trapezoidally-shaped and mounted in respective grooves defined by adjacent tapered corner pieces and their mounting brackets to accommodate differences in coefficients of expansion of the respective parts and prevent structural damage. Angled force transfer members are configured to mate with swept back side surfaces of a spa base pan to achieve a pedestal appearance, and the bottom surface of the base pan is constructed to reduce heat transfer to the spa support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Zeljko Dragovic, Sam Shifron
  • Publication number: 20170000689
    Abstract: Spa side panels are trapezoidally-shaped and mounted in respective grooves defined by adjacent tapered corner pieces and their mounting brackets to accommodate differences in coefficients of expansion of the respective parts and prevent structural damage. Angled force transfer members are configured to mate with swept back side surfaces of a spa base pan to achieve a pedestal appearance, and the bottom surface of the base pan is constructed to reduce heat transfer to the spa support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Zeljko Dragovic, Sam Shifron
  • Publication number: 20160374895
    Abstract: Spa side panels are trapezoidally-shaped and mounted in respective grooves defined by adjacent tapered corner pieces and their mounting brackets to accommodate differences in coefficients of expansion of the respective parts and prevent structural damage. Angled force transfer members are configured to mate with swept back side surfaces of a spa base pan to achieve a pedestal appearance, and the bottom surface of the base pan is constructed to reduce heat transfer to the spa support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Zeljko Dragovic, Sam Shifron
  • Publication number: 20160374896
    Abstract: Spa side panels are trapezoidally-shaped and mounted in respective grooves defined by adjacent tapered corner pieces and their mounting brackets to accommodate differences in coefficients of expansion of the respective parts and prevent structural damage. Angled force transfer members are configured to mate with swept back side surfaces of a spa base pan to achieve a pedestal appearance, and the bottom surface of the base pan is constructed to reduce heat transfer to the spa support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Zeljko Dragovic, Sam Shifron
  • Patent number: 9493369
    Abstract: An oxidizer generating apparatus comprising a cylindrical housing and an electrode assembly attached at one end of the housing comprising at least three vertically disposed electrodes, the electrodes being spaced apart so as to define a water flow path between them, the electrodes comprising titanium outer electrodes and at least one inner diamond electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Michael McCague
  • Patent number: 9403700
    Abstract: An oxidizer generating apparatus comprising a cylindrical housing and an electrode assembly attached at one end of the housing comprising at least three vertically disposed electrodes, the electrodes being spaced apart so as to define a water flow path between them, the electrodes comprising titanium outer electrodes and at least one inner diamond electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Michael McCague
  • Publication number: 20160123031
    Abstract: An oxidizer generating apparatus comprising a cylindrical housing and an electrode assembly attached at one end of the housing comprising at least three vertically disposed electrodes, the electrodes being spaced apart so as to define a water flow path between them, the electrodes comprising titanium outer electrodes and at least one inner diamond electrode
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Michael McCague
  • Patent number: 9326912
    Abstract: A waterproof, floatable and dockable remote control for controlling portable spa functions comprising a waterproof touch screen display and a sealed battery housing containing a battery rechargeable by wireless power transfer wherein the remote communicates over a wireless link with a spa-based controller and employs a graphic display system designed to maintain graphics responsiveness while extending battery life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: WATKINS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Larry Nicholson
  • Patent number: 9295611
    Abstract: An uninsulated portable spa unit is inverted, and a seal plate having a flat interior surface and a plurality of doors is lowered onto the bottom surface of the inverted spa. The doors are successively opened and glass wool installation apparatus is successively inserted through the door openings and operated to install glass wool insulation into the interior of the spa unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Roger E. Lamberson
  • Publication number: 20150336818
    Abstract: An oxidizer generating apparatus comprising a cylindrical housing and an electrode assembly attached at one end of the housing comprising at least three vertically disposed electrodes, the electrodes being spaced apart so as to define a water flow path between them, the electrodes comprising titanium outer electrodes and at least one inner diamond electrode
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: Michael McCague
  • Publication number: 20150238384
    Abstract: A spa node comprising a spa controller, a power sense adapter configured to compute power being drawn by selected spa components; a spa network adapter, and a home network adapter, each of the three adapters including a wireless transceiver wherein the spa network adapter is configured to receive power data transmitted over a wireless link by the power sense adapter and to further receive status/performance data from the spa controller. The home network adapter is configured to receive power and status data transmitted by the spa network adapter over a wireless link and to convert that data to a form suitable for transmission to an Internet access point. The home network adapter is further linkable over the Internet to a central server, a dealer computer and a spa owner or user computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: WATKINS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Stephen S. Macey
  • Publication number: 20150196456
    Abstract: A waterproof, floatable and dockable remote control for controlling portable spa functions comprising a waterproof touch screen display and a sealed battery housing containing a battery rechargeable by wireless power transfer wherein the remote communicates over a wireless link with a spa-based controller and employs a graphic display system designed to maintain graphics responsiveness while extending battery life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: WATKINS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Larry Nicholson
  • Patent number: D754866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Carl Larsen, Sage Nathan Baker
  • Patent number: D755401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Carl Larsen, Sage Nathan Baker
  • Patent number: D755402
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Carl Larsen, Sage Nathan Baker
  • Patent number: D755403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Carl Larsen, Sage Nathan Baker
  • Patent number: D757285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Carl Larsen, Sage Nathan Baker
  • Patent number: D759832
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Carl Larsen, Sage Nathan Baker
  • Patent number: D759833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Carl Larsen, Sage Nathan Baker
  • Patent number: D773680
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Watkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Carl Larsen, Sage Nathan Baker