Patents by Inventor Chase Speights

Chase Speights 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: 11255080
    Abstract: A closet flange for use in installation of a toilet in relation to a waste pipe. The closet flange comprises a body formed of polymeric material, the body including a tubular portion having a proximal end and a distal end and a flange portion located at the proximal end of the tubular portion. The flange portion extends radially outward with respect to the tubular portion of the body, the flange portion defining an inner periphery forming a drain opening aligned with an interior of the tubular portion and further defining an outer periphery. The flange portion also defines a plurality of fastener openings therethrough for use in securing the closet flange to a mounting surface. A seal membrane is removably attached to the flange portion so as to cover the drain opening in a water-tight manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company
    Inventors: William Boykin Morris, Chase Speights
  • Publication number: 20200392717
    Abstract: A closet flange for use in installation of a toilet in relation to a waste pipe. The closet flange comprises a body formed of polymeric material, the body including a tubular portion having a proximal end and a distal end and a flange portion located at the proximal end of the tubular portion. The flange portion extends radially outward with respect to the tubular portion of the body, the flange portion defining an inner periphery forming a drain opening aligned with an interior of the tubular portion and further defining an outer periphery. The flange portion also defines a plurality of fastener openings therethrough for use in securing the closet flange to a mounting surface. A seal membrane is removably attached to the flange portion so as to cover the drain opening in a water-tight manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: William Boykin Morris, Chase Speights