Patents Assigned to Wolverine Brass, Inc.
  • Faucet Handle
    Patent number: 5852848
    Abstract: A faucet handle base includes a socket receiving the head of a valve stem, and a laterally directed elongate bore communicating with the socket. The inner end portion of the bore is internally threaded and receives a retaining screw extensible into the valve socket, the outer end portion of the bore, of a relatively larger internally threaded diameter, receives the mounting nipple on a handle insert, closing the bore and completely concealing the retaining screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Wolverine Brass, Inc.
    Inventor: Gordon L. Spurgeon
  • Anti-siphon ball cock with volume control
    Patent number: 5082017
    Abstract: A ball cock for a flush tank having a valve chamber connected with a discharge chamber. A float operated piston valve is mounted in the valve chamber to control water flow to the discharge chamber. A hush tube connected to the discharge chamber feeds the water to the bottom of the flush tank. A combined volume control and anti-siphon valve is mounted in the discharge chamber between the inlet and hush tube to regulate the rate of flow and to act as a vacuum break under conditions of negative pressure in the water supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Wolverine Brass, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon L. Spurgeon, Charles M. McGhee, Frank C. Evans
  • Lavatory faucet
    Patent number: D380251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Wolverine Brass, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon L. Spurgeon, Paul Kolada
  • Faucet handle
    Patent number: D382942
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Wolverine Brass, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon L. Spurgeon, Paul Kolada