Patents by Inventor Edwin L. Tenhengel

Edwin L. Tenhengel 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: 4669497
    Abstract: A hose connection vacuum breaker backflow preventing device for installation on the discharge nozzle of a water faucet for preventing reverse water flow into the faucet which may possibly contaminate the water supply. The device includes a unitary tubular body defining an unobstructed passageway with threaded female inlet and male outlet connections at opposite ends thereof. An integral shoulder is formed interiorly of the passageway and a pair of exhaust ports open radially outwardly through the body from the passageway upstream of the shoulder. A valve assembly within the passageway is spring-biased into a seated position closing communication between the inlet and outlet ends of the passageway while permitting fluid communication between the outlet end and the ports for draining any reverse water flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1987
    Assignee: Conbraco Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Edwin L. Tenhengel