Patents by Inventor Douglas Alex Powers, II

Douglas Alex Powers, II 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: 11982097
    Abstract: A gutter drain includes a hopper with a convex bottom adjustably mated to a socket in the top of a drain tube. The socket is sized and shaped as a negative impression of the convex bottom, except that the depth of the socket is less than the depth of the convex bottom. A downtube from the drain tube is sized to fit into and mate with a vertical drain pipe. The hopper may be positioned and angled flush with a pitched surface of a gutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: BAPO Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Alex Powers, II, Dean Baker
  • Patent number: 11530544
    Abstract: An original drain is removed from a pool gutter by cutting the joint where the drain tube joins the drain pipe. The remainder of the drain pipe is contained in a portion of the original drain tube. The replacement drain tube is inserted and bonded into the interior of the remaining drain pipe. A liquid flow path and reinforced joint are defined by the hopper of the replacement drain, original and replacement drain tubes, and the drain pipe. The top of the hopper of the replacement drain is tilted to about the slope of the gutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: BAPO PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Alex Powers, II, Dean Baker
  • Publication number: 20220056721
    Abstract: An original drain is removed from a pool gutter by cutting the joint where the drain tube joins the drain pipe. The remainder of the drain pipe is contained in a portion of the original drain tube. The replacement drain tube is inserted and bonded into the interior of the remaining drain pipe. A liquid flow path and reinforced joint are defined by the hopper of the replacement drain, original and replacement drain tubes, and the drain pipe. The top of the hopper of the replacement drain is tilted to about the slope of the gutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Douglas Alex Powers, II, Dean Baker
  • Publication number: 20220056720
    Abstract: A gutter drain includes a hopper with a convex bottom adjustably mated to a socket in the top of a drain tube. The socket is sized and shaped as a negative impression of the convex bottom, except that the depth of the socket is less than the depth of the convex bottom. A downtube from the drain tube is sized to fit into and mate with a vertical drain pipe. The hopper may be positioned and angled flush with a pitched surface of a gutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Douglas Alex Powers, II, Dean Baker