Patents by Inventor Brian D. Stearns

Brian D. Stearns 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: 5384918
    Abstract: A plunger device for forcing waste through a drain line of a plumbing fixture. The plunger device generally comprises an elongate tubular member having a top end and a bottom end. Fluidly connected to the top end is a handle member which is adapted to be fluidly coupled to a water supply source. Fluidly connected to the bottom end is a plunger member which is sized and configured to be positionable over and form a fluid-tight seal about a drain opening of the fixture in a manner when water is directed from the supply source, through the plunger device, and into the drain line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1995
    Assignee: Lisa M. Leighton
    Inventors: Lisa M. Leighton, Brian D. Stearns
  • Patent number: 4764997
    Abstract: A sitz bath appliance for use with a hand held bidet is disclosed which enables conventional cleaning with the hand held bidet followed by closing of a drain with medicated, sanitary, constant temperature soaking. The sitz bath includes a circular rim configured on the lower surface for support on the upper rim of a toilet bowl with the seat up and configured on the upper surface as a seat. The supported sitz bath bowl is provided with overflow ports to maintain a constant level of liquid for soaking. The front of the bowl is configured with an integral molded channel in a raised rim portion to permit a hand held bidet to be inserted between the spread thighs of a user and thereafter used under the seated patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1988
    Assignee: Andermac
    Inventors: Clifford M. Anderson, Brian D. Stearns, Hillard T. Witt