Patents by Inventor Brian H. Phillipson
Brian H. Phillipson 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).
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Patent number: 6834410Abstract: A device is operably attached to a swimming pool cleaner for dislodging and permitting a steering of the swimming pool cleaner away from obstacles within a swimming pool. The device includes a coupling slidably attached to the swimming pool cleaner near its hose coupling. An upper, generally horizontally positioned, resilient elongate bumper has its opposing ends affixed to the coupling to form the upper bumper into an arcuate shape extending partially around a forward portion of the swimming pool cleaner. A second resilient, elongate vertical bumper has one end attached to the upper bumper and an opposing end attached a weight assembly of the pool cleaner at a location proximate the sealing flange. A roller is attached to the vertical bumper near the upper bumper for rotation thereabout when the swimming pool cleaner encounters an obstacle such as a step from which it is to be dislodged.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2003Date of Patent: December 28, 2004Assignees: Pavel Sebor Family Trust, Brian Phillipson Family TrustInventors: Brian H. Phillipson, Paul Sebor
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Publication number: 20040181884Abstract: A device is operably attached to a swimming pool cleaner for dislodging and permitting a steering of the swimming pool cleaner away from obstacles within a swimming pool. The device includes a coupling slidably attached to the swimming pool cleaner near its hose coupling. An upper, generally horizontally positioned, resilient elongate bumper has its opposing ends affixed to the coupling to form the upper bumper into an arcuate shape extending partially around a forward portion of the swimming pool cleaner. A second resilient, elongate vertical bumper has one end attached to the upper bumper and an opposing end attached a weight assembly of the pool cleaner at a location proximate the sealing flange. A roller is attached to the vertical bumper near the upper bumper for rotation thereabout when the swimming pool cleaner encounters an obstacle such as a step from which it is to be dislodged.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2003Publication date: September 23, 2004Applicants: Pavel Sebor Family Trust, Brian Phillipson Family TrustInventors: Brian H. Phillipson, Pavel Sebor
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Patent number: 6751822Abstract: A swimming pool cleaning device for automatically cleaning a submerged surface includes a forwardly inclined housing forming a flow passage including a flow control valve. A flexible planar disc extends around an inlet to the flow passage for engaging the surface to be cleaned. The flexible planar member includes slits extending from the peripheral edge inward toward the central opening to form a pedal-like segmented flange for splaying of each segment in response to travel of the cleaner over an irregularly contoured surface and facilitate an effective frictional contact with the surface. A steering mechanism driven by fluid flow through the housing causes the housing to rotate about the planar disc.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2001Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignees: PavelsSebor Family Trust, Brian H. Phillipson Family TrustInventors: Brian H. Phillipson, Paul Sebor, Daniela Sebor
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Patent number: 6691362Abstract: A device is operably attached to a swimming pool cleaner for dislodging and permitting a steering of the swimming pool cleaner away from obstacles within a swimming pool. The device includes a coupling slidably attached to the swimming pool cleaner near its hose coupling. An upper, generally horizontally positioned, resilient elongate bumper has its opposing ends affixed to the coupling to form the upper bumper into an arcuate shape extending partially around a forward portion of the swimming pool cleaner. A second resilient, elongate vertical bumper has one end attached to the upper bumper and an opposing end attached a weight assembly of the pool cleaner at a location proximate the sealing flange. A roller is attached to the vertical bumper near the upper bumper for rotation thereabout when the swimming pool cleaner encounters an obstacle such as a step from which it is to be dislodged.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2000Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignees: Sebor Family Trust, Phillipson Family TrustInventors: Brian H. Phillipson, Paul Sebor
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Publication number: 20020116772Abstract: A swimming pool cleaning device for automatically cleaning a submerged surface includes a forwardly inclined housing forming a flow passage including a flow control valve. A flexible planar disc extends around an inlet to the flow passage for engaging the surface to be cleaned. The flexible planar member includes slits extending from the peripheral edge inward toward the central opening to form a pedal-like segmented flange for splaying of each segment in response to travel of the cleaner over an irregularly contoured surface and facilitate an effective frictional contact with the surface. A steering mechanism driven by fluid flow through the housing causes the housing to rotate about the planar disc.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2001Publication date: August 29, 2002Inventors: Brian H. Phillipson, Paul Sebor, Daniela Sebor
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Patent number: 6311353Abstract: A swimming pool cleaning device for automatically cleaning a submerged surface includes a forwardly inclined housing forming a flow passage between a surface to be cleaned and a suction hose. A flow control valve is operable within the flow passage and includes a flap pivotable from a seated position against the front wall of the housing for blocking flow through the passage to an unseated position in a spaced relation to the forward wall, permitting. A shoe is carried at an inlet to the flow passage and a flexible planar disc extends around the shoe for engaging the surface to be cleaned. A groove within the shoe bottom surface forms a channel with the surface for passage of debris and fluid flow through the channel.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2000Date of Patent: November 6, 2001Inventors: Brian H. Phillipson, Paul Sebor, Daniela Sebor
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Patent number: 6170144Abstract: A decorative container member has an enclosing side wall with a rim around an upper extremity of the side wall, the rim defining a downwardly extending outer portion. A decorative ring member is dimensioned so that at least a portion fits in overlapping relationship with the outside surface of the rim. The side wall of the container member and the ring member are provided with distinctively different decorative characteristics (i.e., texture, color or finish) so as to provide the desired contrast.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 1995Date of Patent: January 9, 2001Assignee: EnviroWorks, Inc.Inventor: Brian H. Phillipson
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Patent number: 6119293Abstract: A swimming pool cleaning device for automatically cleaning a submerged surface includes a forwardly inclined housing forming a flow passage between a surface to be cleaned and a suction hose. A flow control valve is operable within the flow passage and includes a flap pivotable from a seated position against the front wall of the housing for blocking flow through the passage to an unseated position in a spaced relation to the forward wall, permitting. A shoe is carried at an inlet to the flow passage and a flexible planar disc extends around the shoe for engaging the surface to be cleaned. A groove within the shoe bottom surface forms a channel with the surface for passage of debris and fluid flow through the channel.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 1998Date of Patent: September 19, 2000Assignees: Moyra A. Phillipson Family Trust, Daniella Sebor Family TrustInventors: Brian H. Phillipson, Paul Sebor, Daniela Sebor
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Patent number: 5896610Abstract: A steering device is attached to a submersible swimming pool cleaner for aiding in turning the cleaner away pool side wall engaging positions and thus allowing the cleaner to move across pool surfaces for performing its cleaning function. The steering device includes elongated rods extending from a connector fitting attached to the pool cleaner hose connector. Driven gears of the pool cleaner connector drive the steering device and cause rod ends engaging a pool side wall to lift and push the cleaner away from the side wall. The fitting and thus the rods are freely rotatable through a limited arc about an axis of rotation of the connector, defined by movement of a gear tooth between stop prongs. The ability of the rods to rotate freely within this arc overcomes a problem of excess drag to the cleaner by the steering device.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 1998Date of Patent: April 27, 1999Inventors: Pavel Sebor, Brian H. Phillipson
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Patent number: 5740576Abstract: A steering device is attached to a submersible swimming pool cleaner for aiding in turning the cleaner away pool side wall engaging positions and thus allowing the cleaner to move across pool surfaces for performing its cleaning function. The steering device includes elongated rods extending from a connector fitting attached to the pool cleaner hose connector. Driven gears of the pool cleaner connector drive the steering device and cause rod ends engaging a pool side wall to lift and push the cleaner away from the side wall. The fitting and thus the rods are freely rotatable through a limited arc about an axis of rotation of the connector, defined by movement of a gear tooth between stop prongs. The ability of the rods to rotate freely within this arc overcomes a problem of excess drag to the cleaner by the steering device.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1996Date of Patent: April 21, 1998Assignee: Wattatec, L.P.Inventors: Pavel Sebor, Brian H. Phillipson
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Patent number: D373230Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 1994Date of Patent: August 27, 1996Assignee: Pavel SeborInventors: Pavel Sebor, Brian H. Phillipson, Mark J. Ciesko, Spencer B. Murrell
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Patent number: D401023Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1996Date of Patent: November 10, 1998Inventors: Pavel Sebor, Brian H. Phillipson