Patents Examined by Phillips Charles E.
  • Patent number: 5115521
    Abstract: A water conserving apparatus for flushing various domestic and industrial vessels such as a restroom fixture commonly known as a Water Closet. The main element of this apparatus is a normally retracted controlled retraction enclosure that resists expansion at a predetermined pressure. Head pressure, a necessary ingredient to produce an efficient flushing action, is synthetically created by storing flushing medium in a valve controlled, fully expanded, controlled retraction receptacle. The operator controlled opening of the valve causes the flushing medium to be released and pushed out at the predetermined resisting pressure of the retracting controlled retraction container. The released high velocity flushing medium is directed to the vessel to be flushed. When the flushing cycle is completed, the valve automatically resets and the controlled reaction receptacle refills with the flushing medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Inventor: Alexander E. Adamides
  • Patent number: 4442555
    Abstract: A toilet bowl deodorizing device of the type including an odor exhaust passageway connected to a flush passageway extending from a flush tank to a toilet bowl, and a suction fan installed in the exhaust passageway. The device comprises a ventilation control unit installed at an opening in an overflow passageway provided in the flush tank and communicating with the flush passageway, whereby odor removal suction is properly controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Aoyama