Patents by Inventor Benjamin A. Korec

Benjamin A. Korec 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).

  • Anti-scald apparatus for a tub and shower single control faucet
    Patent number: 4313350
    Abstract: An anti-scald apparatus for a tub and shower single control faucet which incorporates a novel cam and cam follower arrangement on the hot and cold water valve means which permits substantially more than 180 degrees of rotation of the control handle. Adjustable temperature stops provide both a comfort stop for normal use and a safety stop which can be reached only by activation of a release button carried by the faucet handle by means of which the comfort stop may be overridden by continuing the rotation of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1982
    Assignee: KEL-WIN Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Keller, III, Brian G. Fox, Benjamin A. Korec
  • Anti-scald apparatus for a tub and shower single control faucet
    Patent number: 4220175
    Abstract: An anti-scald apparatus for a tub and shower single control faucet which incorporates a novel cam and cam follower arrangement on the hot and cold water valve means which permits substantially more than 180 degrees of rotation of the control handle. Adjustable temperature stops provide both a comfort stop for normal use and a safety stop which can be reached only by activation of a release button carried by the faucet handle by means of which the comfort stop may be overridden by continuing the rotation of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1980
    Assignee: Kel-Win Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Keller, III, Brian G. Fox, Benjamin A. Korec