Patents by Inventor Christophe Bucher

Christophe Bucher 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).

  • Publication number: 20240052617
    Abstract: A pop-up drain assembly for a basin, comprising a stopper apparatus comprising a push cap coupled to an upper end of a post, and a sealing diaphragm coupled to a lower portion of the post, and a drain sieve configured to prevent hair from passing through the drain, wherein the stopper apparatus is configured to be reversibly moved between an extended open position and an inserted closed position, and wherein the drain sieve reversibly moves together with the push cap, or is static and does not substantially move together with the push cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas F. Leavitt, Matthew Kuhns, Christophe Bucher, Behnam Heydari, Walter Pitsch
  • Publication number: 20230320535
    Abstract: A modular bath or shower panel assembly, comprising a left panel; a center panel; and a right panel, wherein the left panel comprises a side section and a center section having a functional end, the center panel comprises a left functional end and a right functional end, the right panel comprises a side section and a center section having a functional end, and wherein, upon installation of the assembly, the left panel functional end and the right panel functional end are configured to couple to the center panel left functional end and center panel right functional end, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas F. Leavitt, Christophe Bucher, Ronald D. Barndt, Matthew Kuhns
  • Publication number: 20230309763
    Abstract: A comfortable toilet seat, wherein the seat comprises a top circumferential seating surface having an inner edge, an outer edge, a front, and a back, wherein the seat is substantially symmetrical about a bisecting center line from front to back, the inner edge comprises a downward curve from the seat front towards the seat back, the outer edge comprises a downward curve followed by a lesser upward curve from the back to the front, and a back top seating surface comprises a steep upward curve from front to back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas F. Leavitt, Behnam Heydari, Christophe Bucher, Steven D. Kappus
  • Patent number: 11613882
    Abstract: Toilet assemblies having various embodiments of a cleaning system are described herein which include a toilet assembly and a cleaning system. The toilet assembly has a toilet bowl, a toilet tank, a flush valve, a rim inlet port and a rim flow path (which may be an isolated rim path) extending from an outlet of the flush valve to the rim inlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christophe Bucher, David Grover, Ronald Barndt, Frank Seggio, James McHale, Chris Cicenas, Matthew O'Kelly, Scott J. Rote, Cameron Harder, Christopher Helmstetter, Nathan J. Wicker, Matthew C. Morris
  • Publication number: 20220049484
    Abstract: A siphonic flush toilet system and method of priming the same having a toilet bowl assembly comprising at least one jet flush valve assembly and at least one rim valve; and bowl having a rim and a jet defining at least one jet channel. The bowl has a closed jet pathway to maintain the jet channel in a primed state with fluid from the jet flush valve assembly to prevent air from entering the closed jet pathway. Flush valves may have back-flow preventer mechanisms and/or at least partly flexible valve covers, including specific valve cover structures. Flush activation assemblies may have a flush activation bar connected to the pivot rod and/or an adjustable flush connector located between the pivot rod and the flush activation bar. A kit providing one or more flush activation elements is included. The kit elements may be usable with the toilet systems and methods described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: David Grover, Daigo Ishiyama, Christophe Bucher, Tuan Le, James McHale
  • Patent number: D948678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christophe Bucher, Kye Kang
  • Patent number: D949297
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriela Ravassa, Christophe Bucher, Jean-Jacques L'Henaff
  • Patent number: D949298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriela Ravassa, Christophe Bucher, Jean-Jacques L'Henaff
  • Patent number: D950024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kye Kang, Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D950025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kye Kang, Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D950026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriela Ravassa, Christophe Bucher, Jean-Jacques L'Henaff
  • Patent number: D950027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D950689
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D954234
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D954235
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D971385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D989251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D989252
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D989253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher
  • Patent number: D989926
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: AS America, Inc.
    Inventor: Christophe Bucher