Patents by Inventor Craig Swider

Craig Swider 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).

  • Trench drain with sloping rails
    Patent number: 8322944
    Abstract: A modular trench drain system with sloping overlay rails. A non-sloping section of trench drain is transformed into a sloping trench drain by installing sloping overlay rails. The overlay rails rest on the top of the upper edge of the sidewalls and may have a ledge which allows grating, which spans across the channel, to rest on top. The modular channel sections may be held together and in place by a channel bracket with holes for accepting support rods which further secure the channels in place before and after the concrete has been poured and cured around the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Josam Company
    Inventors: Barry J. Hodgekins, Craig Swider, Jason Jacobs, Peter Lenk, Wolfgang Strandl, Brian Tubaugh
  • Trench drain with sloping rails
    Patent number: 7736092
    Abstract: A modular trench drain system with sloping overlay rails. A non-sloping section of trench drain is transformed into a sloping trench drain by installing sloping overlay rails. The overlay rails rest on the top of the upper edge of the sidewalls and may have a ledge which allows grating, which spans across the channel, to rest on top. The modular channels sections may be held together and in place by a clip with holes for accepting support rods which further secure the channels in place before and after the concrete has been poured and cured around the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Josam Company
    Inventors: Barry Hodgekins, Craig Swider, Curtis Held
  • TRENCH DRAIN WITH SLOPING RAILS
    Publication number: 20090103982
    Abstract: A modular trench drain system with sloping overlay rails. A non-sloping section of trench drain is transformed into a sloping trench drain by installing sloping overlay rails. The overlay rails rest on the top of the upper edge of the sidewalls and may have a ledge which allows grating, which spans across the channel, to rest on top. The modular channel sections may be held together and in place by a channel bracket with holes for accepting support rods which further secure the channels in place before and after the concrete has been poured and cured around the channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Barry J. Hodgekins, Craig Swider, Jason Jacobs, Peter Lenk, Wolfgang Strandl, Brian Tubaugh
  • Grease interceptor having a grease removal device
    Patent number: 7452472
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the removal of grease collected in a hydro-mechanical grease interceptor via a pump which may be activated by a programmable timer. In an embodiment, a hydro-mechanical grease interceptor includes a tank having a tank inlet and a tank outlet; a tray positioned inside the tank; and a pump located inside the tank, the pump having a pump inlet and a pump outlet, wherein the pump inlet is located within the tray at a level below the tank outlet. The interceptor may include a timer coupled to the pump to control operation of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Josam Company
    Inventors: Barry Hodgekins, Craig Swider, Wenwei Wu, legal representative, B. Scott Holloway, Ronghua Zhou
  • GREASE INTERCEPTOR HAVING A GREASE REMOVAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080061012
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the removal of grease collected in a hydro-mechanical grease interceptor via a pump which may be activated by a programmable timer. In an embodiment, a hydro-mechanical grease interceptor includes a tank having a tank inlet and a tank outlet; a tray positioned inside the tank; and a pump located inside the tank, the pump having a pump inlet and a pump outlet, wherein the pump inlet is located within the tray at a level below the tank outlet. The interceptor may include a timer coupled to the pump to control operation of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Barry Hodgekins, Craig Swider, Ronghua Zhou, B. Holloway, Wen Wu
  • TRENCH DRAIN WITH SLOPING RAILS
    Publication number: 20070293008
    Abstract: A modular trench drain system with sloping overlay rails. A non-sloping section of trench drain is transformed into a sloping trench drain by installing sloping overlay rails. The overlay rails rest on the top of the upper edge of the sidewalls and may have a ledge which allows grating, which spans across the channel, to rest on top. The modular channels sections may be held together and in place by a clip with holes for accepting support rods which further secure the channels in place before and after the concrete has been poured and cured around the channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Barry Hodgekins, Craig Swider, Curtis Held