Patents by Inventor Bruce Wayne Higgins

Bruce Wayne Higgins 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: 5842609
    Abstract: A liquid dispensing device (10) for personal hygiene liquids is wall mounted with a plurality of containers (14) and valves (16). Each valve includes a valve plunger (60) with a head (62) having a flexible periphery (64) that provides increased bypass of liquid upon harder pressing and faster motion of the plunger. The valve has a seat (74) that presses the flexible periphery (64) against the valve inner cylindrical wall (54) of the valve bore (52) at the end of the return stroke. Each valve is also provided with a check valve (90) in an inlet port of the valve to restrict fluid flow back into the container upon actuation of the plunger. Each check valve is provided with a notch (100) that allows some restricted fluid flow of liquid back into the supply container (14) upon excessive pressure with in the valve bore (52).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Brass-Craft Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Bruce Wayne Higgins, Amos Gil
  • Patent number: 5695169
    Abstract: A three-piece angle stop valve comprises a valve body (10), a resilient control sleeve (12) and a handle (14), with no separate fastening or sealing element required. The control sleeve has a stem (28) that has annular outer splines (32) and inner grooves (36) and splines (37) surrounding axially center cavity (38). The handle has a central post (40) that intrudes into cavity and has complementary splines (42) that interengage with grooves (36) and splines (37) of stem section. The handle also has an annular mid section (44) with complementary inner splines (46) that interengage with splines (32) on the outer wall of stem section (28) to provide significant increased torque transfer capability to turn the control sleeve within the valve body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Brass-Craft Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Bruce Wayne Higgins, Walter John Budzinski, Donald Scott Glover
  • Patent number: D451983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Brass-Craft Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Bruce Wayne Higgins
  • Patent number: D432633
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Brass-Craft Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Bruce Wayne Higgins, William Franklin Turnau, III
  • Patent number: D432634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Brass-Craft Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Bruce Wayne Higgins, William Franklin Turnau, III