Patents by Inventor Anurag Somit

Anurag Somit 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).

  • Universal lid for underground access boxes
    Patent number: 7922033
    Abstract: A universal lid closure for underground landscape and other utility access boxes uses flexible tongues depending from the underside of the lid and adapted to engage the interior of the access box, which box may have any one of various constructions. In one embodiment, the tongues have a plurality of diametrically opposed pairs of locking detents, each pair defining a different vertical position, to engage an annular locking shoulder on the interior of the box to secure the lid in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Pentair Filtration, Inc.
    Inventors: Don Michael Kearby, John Cary Sofyanos, Jimmie Howard Wickham, Kumud Jacob Lugun, Gautam Gulati, Anurag Somit
  • Universal Lid for Underground Access Boxes
    Publication number: 20080128149
    Abstract: A universal lid closure for underground landscape and other utility access boxes uses flexible tongues depending from the underside of the lid and adapted to engage the interior of the access box, which box may have any one of various constructions. In one embodiment, the tongues have a plurality of diametrically opposed pairs of locking detents, each pair defining a different vertical position, to engage an annular locking shoulder on the interior of the box to secure the lid in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Don Michael Kearby, John Cary Sofyanos, Jimmie Howard Wickham, Kumud Jacob Lugun, Gautam Gulati, Anurag Somit