Patents by Inventor Alfred C. Nelson

Alfred C. Nelson 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: 9528250
    Abstract: A hose weight for use with a faucet outlet hose fluidly coupled to a dispensing unit. The hose weight includes an outer housing defining a chamber and a filler received within the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Alfred C. Nelson, Jeffrey L. Moore
  • Publication number: 20160090719
    Abstract: A hose weight for use with a faucet outlet hose fluidly coupled to a dispensing unit. The hose weight includes an outer housing defining a chamber and a filler received within the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Alfred C. Nelson, Jeffrey L. Moore
  • Patent number: 9243390
    Abstract: A capacitive sensing faucet is provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the faucet includes a a faucet body hub; a spout coupled to the faucet body hub; an insulator defining a capacitive coupling between the faucet body hub and the spout, wherein the insulator is formed from an electrically conductive polymer; a capacitive sensor having an electrode coupled to the faucet body hub; and a controller coupled to the capacitive sensor, the controller determining if the spout is touched by a user based on an output signal from the capacitive sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Michael Scot Rosko, Joel D. Sawaski, Alfred C. Nelson
  • Patent number: 8944093
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device includes a waterway assembly, a valve assembly, and a waterway adapter that fluidly couples the waterway assembly to the valve assembly. An illustrative waterway adapter may be constructed of a polymeric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignees: Masco Corporation of Indiana, Mercury Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Veros, Timothy J. Sailors, Jr., Alfred C. Nelson, Kurt J. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20140261750
    Abstract: A capacitive sensing faucet is provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the faucet includes a a faucet body hub; a spout coupled to the faucet body hub; an insulator defining a capacitive coupling between the faucet body hub and the spout, wherein the insulator is formed from an electrically conductive polymer; a capacitive sensor having an electrode coupled to the faucet body hub; and a controller coupled to the capacitive sensor, the controller determining if the spout is touched by a user based on an output signal from the capacitive sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Scot Rosko, Joel D. Sawaski, Alfred C. Nelson
  • Patent number: 8739813
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device includes a waterway assembly, a valve assembly, and a waterway adapter to fluidly couple the waterway assembly to the valve assembly. The exemplary embodiment of the waterway assembly includes at least one inlet supply tube and at least one outlet supply tube generally disposed opposite to the at least one inlet supply tube. The waterway adapter and at least one inlet supply tube are supported by at least one coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignees: Masco Corporation of Indiana, Mercury Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Moore, Alfred C. Nelson
  • Patent number: 8627844
    Abstract: An escutcheon mounting assembly including an escutcheon coupled to a base and including an opening for receiving a valve user interface. A magnetically attractive element is supported by one of the base and the escutcheon, and at least one magnet is affixed to the other of the base and the escutcheon and is configured to magnetically couple the escutcheon to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Benjamin Michael Allen, Kyle Robert Davidson, Alfred C. Nelson
  • Patent number: 8590572
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for assembling a faucet spout to retain a tube within a body of the faucet spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Alfred C. Nelson, Jeffrey L. Moore, Kurt J. Thomas
  • Patent number: 8453669
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device includes a waterway assembly, a valve assembly, and a waterway adapter that fluidly couples the waterway assembly to the valve assembly. An illustrative waterway adapter may be constructed of a polymeric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Michael J. Veros, Timothy J. Sailors, Alfred C. Nelson, Kurt J. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20120144650
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for assembling a faucet spout to retain a tube within a body of the faucet spout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Alfred C. Nelson, Jeffrey L. Moore, Kurt J. Thomas
  • Patent number: 8104512
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for assembling a faucet spout to retain a tube within a body of the faucet spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Alfred C. Nelson, Jeffrey L. Moore, Kurt J. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20120018020
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device includes a waterway assembly, a valve assembly, and a waterway adapter to fluidly couple the waterway assembly to the valve assembly. The exemplary embodiment of the waterway assembly includes at least one inlet supply tube and at least one outlet supply tube generally disposed opposite to the at least one inlet supply tube. The waterway adapter and at least one inlet supply tube are supported by at least one coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Moore, Alfred C. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20120018009
    Abstract: A fluid delivery device includes a waterway assembly, a valve assembly, and a waterway adapter that fluidly couples the waterway assembly to the valve assembly. An illustrative waterway adapter may be constructed of a polymeric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Michael J. Veros, Timothy J. Sailors, Alfred C. Nelson, Kurt J. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20110297248
    Abstract: A faucet including a molded waterway assembly having a plurality of tubes and nipples overmolded within a collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicants: Mercury Plastics, Inc., Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Alfred C. Nelson, Dewayne Davis
  • Publication number: 20110100484
    Abstract: An escutcheon mounting assembly including an escutcheon coupled to a base and including an opening for receiving a valve user interface. A magnetically attractive element is supported by one of the base and the escutcheon, and at least one magnet is affixed to the other of the base and the escutcheon and is configured to magnetically couple the escutcheon to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Benjamin Michael Allen, Kyle Robert Davidson, Alfred C. Nelson
  • Patent number: 7819137
    Abstract: A faucet including a waterway assembly fluidly coupled to a valve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignees: Masco Corporation of Indiana, Mercury Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred C. Nelson, Jeffrey L. Moore
  • Publication number: 20100071778
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for assembling a faucet spout to retain a tube within a body of the faucet spout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Alfred C. Nelson, Jeffrey L. Moore, Kurt J. Thomas
  • Patent number: 7527174
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser system includes a container that is mounted below a mounting surface for containing a fluid. A base is mounted above the mounting surface, and the base defines an opening configured to allow passage of the fluid when filling the container. A dispenser body is detachably coupled to the base to allow removal of the dispenser for filling the container with the fluid from above the mounting surface. The dispenser body has a moveable handle that is moveable for manually pumping the fluid and a fixed spout that is fixed in position relative to the mounting surface when the fluid is dispensed from the spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Steven Kyle Meehan, Darrell Scott Crowe, Alfred C. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20090020177
    Abstract: A faucet including a waterway assembly fluidly coupled to a valve assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Alfred C. Nelson, Jeffrey L. Moore
  • Patent number: 7216820
    Abstract: A faucet spray head includes a diverter valve that has a diverter stem constructed and arranged to control water flow patterns. The stem includes a neck and a head that is larger than the neck. A shell encloses the diverter valve, and the shell has an opening through which the stem extends. A pivot member is coupled to the shell, and a rocker arm is pivotally coupled to the pivot member. The rocker arm has a retention opening, and the retention opening is adapted to slidably receive and retain the head of the stem during assembly of the rocker arm to the pivot member. The rocker arm is attached to the diverter valve in order to actuate the valve. The spray head includes lock pins that are configured to engage a lock insert that is secured to a spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Alfred C. Nelson, Jeffrey L. Moore