Patents by Inventor Darryl M. Boeltl

Darryl M. Boeltl 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: 20240090665
    Abstract: A ligature resistant cabinet having a housing and an attached door. The housing includes a rear wall and a plurality of side walls, the side walls including a top wall, a bottom wall, a left side wall and a right side wall. The plurality of side walls cooperate with the rear wall to define an interior chamber. The housing further having a front side, opposite the rear wall, with portions defining a front opening for access into the interior chamber. Also, the top wall slopes downward from the rear wall to the front side. The door is mounted to the housing and is moveable between a closed position covering the front opening and an open position. At least one of the housing and the door define a beveled face. The beveled face extends circumferentially about the front opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Publication number: 20240081569
    Abstract: A ligature resistant hook for supporting a personal article from a wall or door or other vertical support surface. The hook includes a pivot arm that is biased into a retracted, substantially vertical position and moveable between the retracted position, an over-extended positon and an extended position located between the retracted and over-extended positions. The pivot arm is biased so as to prevent movement of the pivot arm into the over-extended position until exceeding a threshold weight applied to the pivot arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Darryl M. Boeltl, Christopher Adkison
  • Publication number: 20230027542
    Abstract: A water providing station having two states of installation. The water providing station includes a housing, a basin supported by the housing, a water dispensing mechanism associated with the basin, an opening defined in the housing, a cover panel removably mounted over the opening in a first installation state and a filter kit removably mounted over the opening in a second installation state. The filter kit including a filter configured to be connected in fluid communication with the water dispensing mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: 11359362
    Abstract: A strainer for a ligature resistant floor drain and a ligature resistant floor drain incorporating a strainer. The strainer includes a top plate with two sets of openings forming rings. A cylindrical extension extends from the top plate at a location between the rings. Also provided are two series of webs, each web of which is located between an adjacent pair of openings in one of the rings. Optionally, a strainer plate is attached to the cylindrical extension and extends at least one of radially inward and outward relative from the cylindrical extension. The floor drain further includes a strainer frame having a receptacle into which the strainer is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: 11261594
    Abstract: A ligature resistant strainer for a drain assembly and connecting to a drain system. The strainer includes a grate and an extension block coupled to the grate. The grate defines a first thickness, and the extension block defines a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness. Portions of the grate cooperate with portions of the extension block to define a plurality of apertures extending through the strainer and inhibiting attachment of a ligature to the strainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Publication number: 20220048751
    Abstract: A compact water bottle filling station for mounting to a wall. The station includes a frame supported on the wall by a wall hanger bracket and a basin supported by the frame. The basin includes a receiptacle located between a front lip and a rear edge of the basin, which define a lateral distance therebetween. A cover surrounds the frame on at least three sides and includes a pair of opposed side panels and a front panel located there between. The front panel extends upwardly from the base of the compact bottle filling station and terminates at and underneath the basin. A backsplash extends upward from the basin, adjacent the rear edge, and has a nozzle provided therein to direct water toward the basin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Donald E. Morris, Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Publication number: 20220034073
    Abstract: A water providing station having a housing that supports a basin. A water dispensing mechanism is associated with the basin and is coupled to a water supply line located within the housing. A filter is also coupled to the water supply line. Mounted to a portion of the housing is a door that is moveable between open and closed positions. The filter is mounted to and supported by the door for movement moved with the door between the open and closed positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Publication number: 20210071404
    Abstract: A ligature resistant strainer for a drain assembly and connecting to a drain system. The strainer includes a grate and an extension block coupled to the grate. The grate defines a first thickness, and the extension block defines a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness. Portions of the grate cooperate with portions of the extension block to define a plurality of apertures extending through the strainer and inhibiting attachment of a ligature to the strainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Publication number: 20200291631
    Abstract: A strainer for a ligature resistant floor drain and a ligature resistant floor drain incorporating a strainer. The strainer includes a top plate with two sets of openings forming rings. A cylindrical extension extends from the top plate at a location between the rings. Also provided are two series of webs, each web of which is located between an adjacent pair of openings in one of the rings. Optionally, a strainer plate is attached to the cylindrical extension and extends at least one of radially inward and outward relative from the cylindrical extension. The floor drain further includes a strainer frame having a receptacle into which the strainer is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Publication number: 20200069121
    Abstract: A paper towel dispenser for dispensing C-fold and multifold paper towels. The paper towel dispenser includes a housing having a rear wall, a pair of side walls, a top wall, a bottom wall and a front wall all cooperating to define a receiving space for a stack of paper towels placed therein. The front wall includes portions defining a slot having a closed end spaced apart from a first end of the front wall and an open end that is co-terminus with a second end of the front wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: D874848
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: D875425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: D876890
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventors: David A. Young, Darryl M. Boeltl, Edward Barry Knoles
  • Patent number: D885789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: D904068
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: D936804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventors: Darryl M. Boeltl, Christopher T. Adkison
  • Patent number: D961975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventors: Donald E. Morris, Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: D1016253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: D1019265
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl
  • Patent number: D1019889
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Acorn Engineering Company
    Inventor: Darryl M. Boeltl