Patents by Inventor Ernest Leininger

Ernest Leininger 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: 4880063
    Abstract: In the particular embodiment of an adjustable concealed sprinkler disclosed in the specification, a center strut sprinkler has a frame with an inlet opening at one end and a cap is normally retained in position over the inlet opening by a thermally responsive strut assembly extending between the cap and the other end of the frame. A deflector is supported by pins having tapered enlarged heads to be received in correspondingly tapered sockets formed in the frame. To retain the deflector in a retracted position and urge the strut assembly away from the cap-retaining position, a wire spring extends from an enlarged head of one of the deflector retaining pins around the strut assembly to engage a portion of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest Leininger, Leonard Blum, Gary W. Ponte