Patents by Inventor Derres Catalano

Derres Catalano 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: 11781689
    Abstract: A tube fitting for connection to a tube includes a main body structure and a tube liner. The main body structure is configured to receive an end of the tube and fluidly connect the tube to another component. The tube liner is positioned at least partially within the main body structure and is configured to extend into the tube. The main body structure and the tube liner are configured such that, when the tube is fully inserted into the tube fitting, the end of the tube is positioned at a predetermined depth within the tube fitting, and the main body structure and the tube liner cooperate together to provide an audible indication to indicate that the tube has been fully inserted into the tube fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: RELIANCE WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sai Kishore Ravisankar, William Vernon Kluss, Samantha Kelly, Eliana Pippen, Derres Catalano, William Clinton Osteen
  • Publication number: 20230288001
    Abstract: A push-to-connect fitting is provided. The push-to-connect fitting includes a connector body, a sealing member, a grab ring, a cartridge, a retainer sleeve, a plurality of latches, and an interference portion. A method of mounting the retainer sleeve over a portion of the connector body is done simultaneously while pushing the plurality of latches located on the retainer sleeve to secure the retainer sleeve to the connector body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: William Vernon KLUSS, Derres CATALANO, Sai Kishore RAVISANKAR, Randy GRAVES, Eliana PIPPEN, Samantha KELLY
  • Publication number: 20230044163
    Abstract: A tube fitting for connection to a tube includes a main body structure and a tube liner. The main body structure is configured to receive an end of the tube and fluidly connect the tube to another component. The tube liner is positioned at least partially within the main body structure and is configured to extend into the tube. The main body structure and the tube liner are configured such that, when the tube is fully inserted into the tube fitting, the end of the tube is positioned at a predetermined depth within the tube fitting, and the main body structure and the tube liner cooperate together to provide an audible indication to indicate that the tube has been fully inserted into the tube fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: RELIANCE WORLDWIDE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sai Kishore RAVISANKAR, William Vernon KLUSS, Samantha KELLY, Eliana PIPPEN, Derres CATALANO, William Clinton OSTEEN
  • Publication number: 20210285584
    Abstract: A tube fitting for connection to a tube includes a main body structure and a tube liner. The main body structure is configured to receive an end of the tube and fluidly connect the tube to another component. The tube liner is positioned at least partially within the main body structure and is configured to extend into the tube. The main body structure and the tube liner are configured such that, when the tube is fully inserted into the tube fitting, the end of the tube is positioned at a predetermined depth within the tube fitting, and the main body structure and the tube liner cooperate together to provide an audible indication to indicate that the tube has been fully inserted into the tube fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Reliance Worldwide Corporation
    Inventors: Sai Kishore Ravisankar, William Vernon Kluss, Samantha Kelly, Eliana Pippen, Derres Catalano, William Clinton Osteen
  • Patent number: 9428897
    Abstract: A toilet sensor and actuator assembly, having: (a) an infrared sensor configured to detect the presence of an object at a far distance from a toilet; (b) an ultrasonic sensor configured to detect the presence of the object at a near distance from the toilet, wherein the ultrasonic sensor remains in a sleep mode until awakened by a signal from the infrared sensor that the infrared sensor has detected the presence of the object at the far distance; and (c) an actuator mechanism that flushes the toilet in response to a signal from the ultrasonic sensor that the ultrasonic sensor has detected the presence of the object at the near distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Fluidmaster, Inc.
    Inventors: Tuan Le, Adam Sampson, Derres Catalano, Stewart Walton, Scott Valoff, Robb Milley