Patents by Inventor Alan T. Ence

Alan T. Ence has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8196599
    Abstract: An improved saddle tee for branching a conduit from a main line is disclosed. The saddle tee includes a base unit that defines an opening for receiving a tap and interlocking jaws for securing the base unit to a main line. The tap may include a shaped portion for receiving a tool interface to rotate the tap to drive the tap into the main line. The tool interface could be secured to a power tool to enable rapid driving of the saddle tee into the main line. The saddle tee may also include offset arcuate interlocking jaws to enable the jaws to interlock around the main line with ease. Optional interface surfaces on the tap and base unit enable the tap and base unit to interlock to limit rotation of the tap relative to the base unit when the tap is fully inserted into the base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Scot Hoskisson, Tres Wangsgaard, Alan T. Ence
  • Publication number: 20110127764
    Abstract: An improved saddle tee for branching a conduit from a main line is disclosed. The saddle tee includes a base unit that defines an opening for receiving a tap and interlocking jaws for securing the base unit to a main line. The tap may include a shaped portion for receiving a tool interface to rotate the tap to drive the tap into the main line. The tool interface could be secured to a power tool to enable rapid driving of the saddle tee into the main line. The saddle tee may also include offset arcuate interlocking jaws to enable the jaws to interlock around the main line with ease. Optional interface surfaces on the tap and base unit enable the tap and base unit to interlock to limit rotation of the tap relative to the base unit when the tap is fully inserted into the base unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Scot Hoskisson, Tres Wangsgaard, Alan T. Ence
  • Patent number: 7832420
    Abstract: An improved saddle tee for branching a conduit from a main line is disclosed. The saddle tee includes a base unit that defines an opening for receiving a tap and interlocking jaws for securing the base unit to a main line. The tap may include a shaped portion for receiving a tool interface to rotate the tap to drive the tap into the main line. The tool interface could be secured to a power tool to enable rapid driving of the saddle tee into the main line. The saddle tee may also include offset arcuate interlocking jaws to enable the jaws to interlock around the main line with ease. Optional interface surfaces on the tap and base unit enable the tap and base unit to interlock to limit rotation of the tap relative to the base unit when the tap is fully inserted into the base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Scot Hoskisson, Tres Wangsgaard, Alan T. Ence
  • Publication number: 20090145488
    Abstract: An improved saddle tee for branching a conduit from a main line is disclosed. The saddle tee includes a base unit that defines an opening for receiving a tap and interlocking jaws for securing the base unit to a main line. The tap may include a shaped portion for receiving a tool interface to rotate the tap to drive the tap into the main line. The tool interface could be secured to a power tool to enable rapid driving of the saddle tee into the main line. The saddle tee may also include offset arcuate interlocking jaws to enable the jaws to interlock around the main line with ease. Optional interface surfaces on the tap and base unit enable the tap and base unit to interlock to limit rotation of the tap relative to the base unit when the tap is fully inserted into the base unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: Scot Hoskisson, Tres Wangsgaard, Alan T. Ence
  • Patent number: 7004677
    Abstract: A valve containment assembly for an irrigation system may have a first side wall unit, a grate, a second side wall unit, and a lid. The first side wall unit may be disposed on the floor of a hole. The grate may be positioned in the first side wall unit to support a manifold. The second side wall unit rests on the first side wall unit to cover the manifold and the lid may be disposed on top of the side wall unit. The first side wall unit and the grate elevate the manifold above the floor of the hole to reduce interference of soil and water with the manifold. Additional side wall units may be used to provide additional height. Any of the side wall units may have frangible portions that break away to permit passage of conduits into the valve containment assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent C. Ericksen, Kevin Day, Christian M. Olsen, Aaron Schapper, Alan T. Ence
  • Patent number: D713271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent C. Ericksen, Stuart Eyring, Jeffrey C. Thurgood, Karl L. Connolly, Alan T. Ence
  • Patent number: D736104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent C. Ericksen, Stuart Eyring, Jeffrey C. Thurgood, Karl L. Connolly, Alan T. Ence
  • Patent number: D770311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent C. Ericksen, Stuart Eyring, Karl L. Connolly, Jeffrey C. Thurgood, Alan T. Ence
  • Patent number: D781160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kent C. Ericksen, Stuart Eyring, Jeffrey C. Thurgood, Karl L. Connolly, Alan T. Ence