Patents Examined by Keith Kupfeschmid
  • Patent number: 4937892
    Abstract: The cover or cap of a conventional pressure type flush valve is removed and a container is screwed onto the flush valve whereupon the cover or cap is then screwed onto the upper end of the container. A fine screen at the base of the container retains a granular or power type disinfectant, preferably in a bag, and a small tube is secured to the by-pass valve of the flush valve diaphragm and extends upwardly through the screen to adjacent the upper end of the container. The existing adjusting screw is removed and a longer screw screw-threadably engages the cover and extends downwardly through the container to control the action of the valve diaphragm. Each time the valve is actuated, the container evacuates carrying with it dissolved disinfectant which mixes with the water under pressure passing into the toilet or urinal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1990
    Inventor: Marius H. Syrenne
  • Patent number: 4936495
    Abstract: A device for attaching a shoulder strap to a fabric wall of a backpack comprising a pair of flexible reinforcing fabric members positioned orthogonally to each other and on either side of one end of the shoulder strap and further including stitches implemented in a box stitch pattern which secure one of the fabric members to the strap and additional stitches securing the strap, both fabric members and the fabric wall of the backpack together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: Wenoka Seastyle
    Inventor: Herbert D. Van de Pol