Patents by Inventor Douglas Brouwer

Douglas Brouwer 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: 10072770
    Abstract: A rough-in guide for a valve body includes a first side and a second side. The first side includes a valve body retaining jaw and a recessed region. The valve body retaining jaw is configured to selectively receive a first portion of the valve body and to secure the valve body to the rough-in guide. The recessed region is configured to receive a second portion of the valve body. The second side is opposite the first side comprising a valve body retaining clip. The valve body retaining clip is configured to selectively secure the valve body to the rough-in guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Steven Aykens, James Wanasek, Douglas Brouwer, Erich Slothower, John Wilson, Keegan Ford
  • Publication number: 20170059053
    Abstract: A rough-in guide for a valve body includes a first side and a second side. The first side includes a valve body retaining jaw and a recessed region. The valve body retaining jaw is configured to selectively receive a first portion of the valve body and to secure the valve body to the rough-in guide. The recessed region is configured to receive a second portion of the valve body. The second side is opposite the first side comprising a valve body retaining clip. The valve body retaining clip is configured to selectively secure the valve body to the rough-in guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Steven Aykens, James Wanasek, Douglas Brouwer, Erich Slothower, John Wilson, Keegan Ford
  • Patent number: 9372207
    Abstract: A current measurement and voltage measurement transducer for power measurements has an upper split core attached to an upper housing and a lower split core attached to a lower housing. The upper housing and lower housing have a common hinge surface and engaging surfaces for maintaining closure and providing a magnetic circuit which surrounds a conductor placed inside the transducer, and the magnetic circuit is coupled to windings around the split core, thereby providing a measurement of current. The housings also provide one or more piercing pins which penetrate the insulation of the conductor and provide a voltage measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: EKM Metering, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Brouwer, Jameson Brouwer, Adam Brouwer