Patents by Inventor David P. Ourada

David P. 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).

  • Patent number: 10687618
    Abstract: A medicine cabinet includes a side panel, a door, and a hinge. The side panel includes a notch on an edge of the side panel. The door includes a projection extending outwardly from an inner surface of the door. The hinge pivotally couples the door to the side panel. The hinge includes a first portion coupled to the projection and a second portion coupled to the side panel. The projection and the first portion are received in the notch when the door is in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Diemel, Jr., David P. Ourada
  • Patent number: 10485390
    Abstract: A lid for a toilet including a bottom surface that faces a top surface of a seat for the toilet when the seat is in a lowered position proximate to a bowl of the toilet. The bottom surface of the lid has a sweeping profile that extends along at least a portion of the bottom surface of the lid and is configured to engage the top surface of the seat. A uniform gap between the seat and lid is defined by the sweeping profile of the lid and the material thickness of the lid when both the lid and the seat are in a lowered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Roger W. Murphy, Jeffrey T. Laundre, Michael R. Bates, David P. Ourada
  • Publication number: 20190174917
    Abstract: A medicine cabinet includes a side panel, a door, and a hinge. The side panel includes a notch on an edge of the side panel. The door includes a projection extending outwardly from an inner surface of the door. The hinge pivotally couples the door to the side panel. The hinge includes a first portion coupled to the projection and a second portion coupled to the side panel. The projection and the first portion are received in the notch when the door is in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas J. Diemel, David P. Ourada
  • Patent number: 9585524
    Abstract: A wall-entry bathtub includes a basin, a shell defining an entryway to allow access into the basin, and an entry wall movable between a lowered position and a raised position, wherein the entry wall is substantially clear of the entryway in the lowered position and at least partially blocks the entryway in the raised position. The bathtub also includes first and second entry wall position sensors configured to sense the position of the entry wall and a controller in electronic communication with the first and second entry wall position sensors, wherein the controller is configured to control components of the bathtub based at least in part on the position of the entry wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Scott R. Knapp, Santosh R. Narasimhan, Jeffrey F. Tempas, Kenneth A. Lefeber, David P. Ourada, Fred Ogreenc
  • Publication number: 20150020305
    Abstract: A wall-entry bathtub includes a basin, a shell defining an entryway to allow access into the basin, and an entry wall movable between a lowered position and a raised position, wherein the entry wall is substantially clear of the entryway in the lowered position and at least partially blocks the entryway in the raised position. The bathtub also includes first and second entry wall position sensors configured to sense the position of the entry wall and a controller in electronic communication with the first and second entry wall position sensors, wherein the controller is configured to control components of the bathtub based at least in part on the position of the entry wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Scott R. Knapp, Santosh R. Narasimhan, Jeffrey F. Tempas, Kenneth A. Lefeber, David P. Ourada, Fred Ogreenc
  • Patent number: 8863323
    Abstract: A wall-entry bathtub includes an entry wall movable between a raised position and a lowered position to provide convenient ingress and egress. A handle assembly is coupled to a pair of latches and brackets to selectively restrain the wall-entry bathtub in the raised position. A counterweight assembly is coupled to the entry wall and reduces the force required to move the entry wall between the lowered and raised positions. The entry wall also includes a seal member that is expandable to inhibit water from leaking past the entry wall when the wall-entry bathtub is in use. Dual drains are provided to reduce the time required to drain water from the wall-entry bathtub. And, a controller, in combination with a variety of sensors, applies predetermined logic to control the water filling, entry wall sealing, and water draining of the wall-entry bathtub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Scott R. Knapp, Santosh R. Narasimhan, Jeffrey F. Tempas, Kenneth A. Lefeber, David P. Ourada, Fred Ogreenc
  • Publication number: 20140201895
    Abstract: A lid for a toilet including a bottom surface that faces a top surface of a seat for the toilet when the seat is in a lowered position proximate to a bowl of the toilet. The bottom surface of the lid has a sweeping profile that extends along at least a portion of the bottom surface of the lid and is configured to engage the top surface of the seat. A uniform gap between the seat and lid is defined by the sweeping profile of the lid and the material thickness of the lid when both the lid and the seat are in a lowered position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Roger W. Murphy, Jeffrey T. Laundre, Michael R. Bates, David P. Ourada
  • Publication number: 20110088159
    Abstract: A wall-entry bathtub includes an entry wall movable between a raised position and a lowered position to provide convenient ingress and egress. A handle assembly is coupled to a pair of latches and brackets to selectively restrain the wall-entry bathtub in the raised position. A counterweight assembly is coupled to the entry wall and reduces the force required to move the entry wall between the lowered and raised positions. The entry wall also includes a seal member that is expandable to inhibit water from leaking past the entry wall when the wall-entry bathtub is in use. Dual drains are provided to reduce the time required to drain water from the wall-entry bathtub. And, a controller, in combination with a variety of sensors, applies predetermined logic to control the water filling, entry wall sealing, and water draining of the wall-entry bathtub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Scott R. Knapp, Santosh R. Narasimhan, Jeffrey F. Tempas, Kenneth A. Lefeber, David P. Ourada, Fred Ogreenc
  • Patent number: D1006485
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Diemel, Jr., David P. Ourada