Patents Examined by Lori Baker
  • Patent number: 10021963
    Abstract: A dispensing toothbrush assembly includes a toothbrush that may be manipulated. The toothbrush has a conduit therein. The conduit transports a fluid into the toothbrush thereby facilitating the toothbrush to clean teeth. A dispensing unit is provided and the dispensing unit contains toothpaste. The dispensing unit may be manipulated thereby facilitating the dispensing unit to urge the toothpaste outwardly from the toothbrush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Inventor: Steadman Johnson
  • Patent number: 10016100
    Abstract: A portable urinal device including a rectangular container and a moveable cone-shaped receptacle. The rectangular container has a moveable lid, a top side, a rear side, an interior front top chamber, an interior rear top chamber, and an interior bottom chamber. A water sprayer is medially located on the moveable lid of the rectangular container and is housed in the interior top front chamber. A water pump operated by an external electrical input is connected to the water sprayer. The moveable cone-shaped receptacle has a funnel and flexible hose. The moveable cone-shaped receptacle is stored in the interior top front chamber, and the flexible hose is attached to the interior bottom chamber. Lastly, each of a drain, drain hose connection and an electrical input device is located on the rear side of the rectangular container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Inventor: Andrei Juc
  • Patent number: 10017923
    Abstract: An example shower assembly includes a base, a moveable shower head, at least one magnet, and a member attractable to the magnet. The magnet attracts the member to hold the moveable shower head relative to the base. A slot associated with the base receives a portion of the handle to provide further support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Daniel S. Genord, Michael A. Miller, Dominic J. Daunter, Julian Giggs, Victor Hoernig, Charles Patterson
  • Patent number: 10010227
    Abstract: A device for the self rising of a toilet seat includes a toilet seat, at least one torsion spring with a first and second end, a bar passing through the torsion spring, and a spacer located on the bar. The toilet seat has a base portion and a seat portion. The torsion spring second end is in communication with the seat portion. The first and second ends are biased relative to one another such that they operate between a resting state and a loaded state. The resting state locates the seat portion in an elevated raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: Doyle Lawhon
  • Patent number: 10011473
    Abstract: A milk jug includes a pitcher body, a handle, a blade retainer, and an expiration tag retainer. The milk jug is useful for containing and dispensing milk packaged in bags while retaining necessary accessories on the pitcher. The milk jug improves the utility and convenience of using milk bags by preventing the loss of the blade and expiration tag commonly used with milk bags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventors: Paul Locke, Antonio DiRoma
  • Patent number: 10010222
    Abstract: A first responder decontamination system, method, and apparatus comprising of a fluid supply in fluidic connection with a pipe further connected to a fluid dispenser, a valve for providing the fluid to the fluid dispenser from the fluid supply, a mounting bracket for adjustably mounting the fluid dispenser to a vehicle, and a pump configured to control pressure of the fluid supply. The fluid supply can be used to decontaminate first responders exiting a contaminated area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Blaskovic, Richard M. Rochford, Joe Hackney
  • Patent number: 10004363
    Abstract: A bathing area accessory may be used within a bathing area. The bathing area accessory may be a bathing area shelving assembly, a bathing area bar assembly, a storage assembly, a bathing area seat assembly, or a shaving ledge assembly. The shelving assembly for use within a bathing area may include a niche and at least one shelf that is attachable to, removable from, and reattachable to the attachment portions of the niche. The niche may include attachment portions that receive and secure the at least one shelf. The niche may include two sidewalls that extend substantially vertically along a vertical length of the niche. The attachment portions may be on the two sidewalls and the at least one shelf may attach with a pair of the attachment portions that are vertically aligned with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Ben Cohen, Greta Knowles, Erin Lilly, Thomas Lilly, Alan McDonald, Jeff Tempas, Luke Zimbric
  • Patent number: 9999566
    Abstract: A lid solution of a sauna stove, in which the lid is formed of a lid plate (43) that covers the sauna stove and is made of glass and of a lid frame (44) that positions outside the sauna stove. The lid plate (43) of the sauna stove is broader than an outer mantle (20) of the sauna stove and the frame (44) moves the lid plate (43) through protrusions of the lid plate (43). When closed, the lid plate (43) is on its own weight on top of the stone drum or outer mantle (20) of the sauna stove. The frame (44) is a profile that is open from the front or side and the lid plate (43) of the sauna stove is replaceable without tools by pulling out an old lid plate and pushing in a new in replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Inventor: Risto Tapio Yli-Kovero
  • Patent number: 9993387
    Abstract: A hot tub plumbing system including a plurality of water pumps respectively provided at different sides of a hot tub having a plurality of jets, and a plurality of manifolds each having an intake port coupled to one of the water pumps, and each configured to have a plurality of output ports respectively connected by tubing to one of the jets of the hot tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: LPI, Inc.
    Inventor: David E. Hatley
  • Patent number: 9993117
    Abstract: A shower door assembly for removable installation in a shower enclosure comprises a rail assembly including a rail and being adjustable along a longitudinal axis. The rail assembly defines at least one longitudinally aligned T-track in a bottom of said rail wherein the T-track is at least partially defined by two opposed shoulders. At least two carriage assemblies are received in the T-track and movable along the shoulders. A shower door is attached to and depends from the carriage assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: KLOZHER LLC
    Inventors: Kasim Shaukat, Saqib Shaukat
  • Patent number: 9995025
    Abstract: A faucet with sensing activation for blow-drying and discharge of water and liquid soap includes a main body and at least one outlet arm mounted on the main body. The at least one outlet arm has a soap outlet, a water outlet and an air outlet correspondingly mounted thereon, and multiple sensors are mounted on the faucet and are electrically connected with multiple controller for activating the soap outlet, the water outlet and the air outlet to discharge liquid soap and water and blow air. As discharge of water and liquid and blow drying are equipped on the same faucet, the space required for mounting the faucet, mounting holes through the sink and assembly works can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: XIAMEN RUNNER INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun-Sheng Wang, Xi-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 9988802
    Abstract: A siphonic toilet including a bowl, a passageway and a valve. The passageway includes an entrance fluidly connected to the bowl, an outlet, and a dam located between the entrance and the outlet, wherein the dam and bowl are configured to hold a first volume of water prior to a flush cycle. An inlet is located in the passageway downstream from the dam to introduce water into the passageway downstream from the dam. The valve is located between the inlet and the outlet of the passageway, and the valve retains a second volume of water when in a closed position prior to the flush cycle of the toilet to affect a siphon during the flush cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Smith, Billy Jack Ahola, Mark Baumgartner, Larry Duwell, Don Bogenschuetz, Peter Swart, Tobin Vetting
  • Patent number: 9980614
    Abstract: A shower door assembly includes a door panel having an inner surface to face a bathing enclosure, and a base member having an upper surface positioned between an inner side and an outer side. The base member inner side is positioned between the door panel inner surface and the base member outer side. The inner side at least partially defines a recess and is shaped to receive liquid from and divert liquid back to the bathing enclosure. A base for a moveable door has a substrate defining upper and lower surfaces extending between first and second edge regions, and a first leg section extending from the substrate lower surface and offset from the first edge region. The first leg section and the first edge region of the substrate cooperate to define a liquid diverter extending longitudinally to redirect flow away from the substrate upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LIBERTY HARDWARE MFG. CORP.
    Inventors: James Allen Austin, III, Nathaniel Faltin Dutton Schultz
  • Patent number: 9974709
    Abstract: A nozzle can produce bubbles from a liquid saturated with gas desirable in bathing. The nozzle can have a housing forming a first chamber for receiving a liquid. The nozzle can have an intermediate chamber located between the outlet of the first chamber and the inlet of the outflow passage. The nozzle can have a generally cylindrical structure enclosing the outflow passage and having a central longitudinal axis extending into the outlet of the first chamber. The intermediate chamber can have a first wall generally perpendicular to said axis and surrounding the outlet from the first chamber and second wall spaced from said first wall and generally parallel thereto and surrounding the inlet to the outflow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: NuWhirl Systems Corporation
    Inventor: James Edward Brett
  • Patent number: 9976588
    Abstract: A Toilet Flushing Apparatus Locking Nut System characterized by affixing a rigid rod to a securing nut that contains multiple rod receiving holes. The locking nut system maintains a secured position by means of resistance created when the rod contacts the toilet flushing apparatus's lifting arm, preventing rotational movement of the securing nut to less than 360 degrees. Multiple rod receiving holes within the body of the securing nut afford the ability to adjust the rod's position—to further reduce the securing nut's rotation travel to less than 360 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Inventor: Gary D. Fuduloff
  • Patent number: 9968226
    Abstract: A bathroom fixture assembly comprising a plurality of rigid vertical members each comprising a first end configured to couple to a ceiling and a second end configured to extend downward beyond an upper edge of an outer wall of a basin of a bathtub or shower. The assembly may comprise a shower curtain channel configured to house a fully-functioning shower curtain. The assembly may further comprise one or more gates that may be used as grab bars and that may lock into position about a 180 degree range of motion around any of the rigid vertical members. The assembly may further comprise a seat, which may pivot from an upward position to a horizontal position when use is desired. The assembly may optionally comprise an exterior seat, cabinet, light, multi-use davit/hook, and/or physical therapy sky hook.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventor: Alvin Joseph Anderson
  • Patent number: 9963867
    Abstract: A fence valve to catch material introduced into a pipe includes a housing defining a chamber and a catch plate disposed within the chamber that is movable with respect to the housing. The catch plate includes at least one magnetic region. The valve further includes a magnetic body in communication with at least a portion of the chamber, an indicator in communication with the catch plate, and a cable having a first end secured to the catch plate and a second end secured to a hook. The catch plate is transitionable from a first position in which the catch plate is disposed at a first location within the chamber, to a second position in which the catch plate is displaced from the first location. The catch plate is detachably held in the first position by interaction between the at least one magnetic region and the magnetic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SDB IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Shawn D. Bush, Ryan W. Nottage
  • Patent number: 9963894
    Abstract: A foldable, portable fabric children's wading pool for installation in the ground and which has improved stability characteristics is provided. The pool includes a waterproof fabric base, a middle stabilizer section with a removable and adjustable sand stabilizer, and a sand anchor section for holding a weighting material such as sand. The pool is set up by digging a hole in the ground and forming berms along the edges of the hole. Then, the pool is unfolded and positioned such that the waterproof fabric base is in the hole, the middle stabilizer section is on the top of the sand berm, and the sand anchor section extends downwardly and outwardly from the edge of the sand berm. The removable and adjustable sand stabilizers are put in place. Then, a weighting material is loaded onto the sand anchor section and the pool is filled with water, preferably using the waterproof bag that also serves as a storage and transport bag for the pool when folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Inventor: Larry Wares
  • Patent number: 9957705
    Abstract: A helical drain for a toilet is disclosed. The present invention relates to a novel toilet drain configuration. Specifically, the novel toilet drain configuration comprises a helical loop trapway. The drain of the present invention exits the toilet bowl and forms a substantially vertical tubular loop running generally parallel to the width of the bowl or stool, or perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bowl or stool, before being connected to a sewer. The drain of the present invention functions like a P-trap syphon in removing the contents of the bowl. The diameter of the looped tubular portion of the drain may vary by approximately 20 percent or less in the direction of the sewer connection. Sensors may be placed on the drain to monitor drain contents, fluid levels, and drain performance. The drain may be fitted with valves to control the flow of fluids and gases through the drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventors: David R. Hall, Dan Allen, Jared Reynolds, Joshua Larsen, Joe Fox
  • Patent number: 9955825
    Abstract: A device comprising a partition with various functionalities and uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventors: Roman Tsibulevskiy, Barry Greenbaum