Patents by Inventor Can (Ken) Nguyen

Can (Ken) Nguyen 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).

  • Click fit toilet flush handle lever assembly
    Patent number: 9469980
    Abstract: A toilet lever assembly, including: (a) a sleeve dimensioned to pass through a toilet tank wall; (b) a rotatable post extending through the sleeve; (c) a toilet flush handle mounted to the end of the rotatable post that is positioned outside of the toilet tank; (d) a nut received onto the end of the sleeve that is positioned outside of the toilet tank; and (e) a lever housing mounted to the end of the post that is positioned inside of the toilet tank, the lever housing comprising: (i) an actuator for moving a toilet lever to cause a flush when the post is rotated, and (ii) a biasing mechanism for rotating the post back to a neutral position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: FLUIDMASTER, INC.
    Inventors: Tuan Le, Venkat Mallela, Can (Ken) Nguyen
  • Click Fit Toilet Flush Handle Lever Assembly
    Publication number: 20140259342
    Abstract: A toilet lever assembly, including: (a) a sleeve dimensioned to pass through a toilet tank wall; (b) a rotatable post extending through the sleeve; (c) a toilet flush handle mounted to the end of the rotatable post that is positioned outside of the toilet tank; (d) a nut received onto the end of the sleeve that is positioned outside of the toilet tank; and (e) a lever housing mounted to the end of the post that is positioned inside of the toilet tank, the lever housing comprising: (i) an actuator for moving a toilet lever to cause a flush when the post is rotated, and (ii) a biasing mechanism for rotating the post back to a neutral position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: FLUIDMASTER, INC.
    Inventors: Tuan Van Le, Venkat Mallela, Can (Ken) Nguyen