Patents by Inventor David Ourada

David Ourada 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).

  • Damper locking mechanism for toilet seat
    Patent number: 9462919
    Abstract: A toilet includes a seat, a bowl and a damper locking mechanism that allows the seat to rotate relative to the bowl with an influenced inertia. The damper locking mechanism includes a hinge base having a biasing member and an interior surface that defines a bore and a damper having an exterior surface that engages the interior surface. When the damper is disposed in the bore, the biasing member imparts a radial force to bias the damper into the hinge base and remove a looseness between the seat and the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Roger W. Murphy, Jeffrey T. Laundre, David Ourada
  • DAMPER LOCKING MECHANISM FOR TOILET SEAT
    Publication number: 20140189947
    Abstract: A toilet includes a seat, a bowl and a damper locking mechanism that allows the seat to rotate relative to the bowl with an influenced inertia. The damper locking mechanism includes a hinge base having a biasing member and an interior surface that defines a bore and a damper having an exterior surface that engages the interior surface. When the damper is disposed in the bore, the biasing member imparts a radial force to bias the damper into the hinge base and remove a looseness between the seat and the bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Roger W. Murphy, Jeffrey T. Laundre, David Ourada