Patents by Inventor Floyd G. Kiziah

Floyd G. Kiziah 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: 4827539
    Abstract: Adjustable fixture and closet floor flange having an upper flange part with an upper flange; a downward facing rib section which has circular horizontal ribs joined by vertical ribs, which are connected with the upper flange. It also has a lower flange part with a lower flange and an upstanding cylindrical collar for receiving the rib section. A number of resilient retaining fingers are attached to the lower part and have retainers that fit into matching spaces in the rib section for locking the upper and lower section together at an adjustable height. The invention also includes a fixture and closet floor flange having key hole slots with optional base floor for holding closet bolts upright with the use of clips, and a fixture flange adaptable to additionally attach a tub box having projecting fasteners for attachment to either an adjustable fixture flange or nailed to a surface separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1989
    Inventor: Floyd G. Kiziah
  • Patent number: 4694513
    Abstract: A drain for a tile-covered concrete floor over a plywood form base. The drain has an annular internally screw-threaded base member with a bottom flange that can be nailed or screwed to the form base, an annular body member threadedly received in the base member and having its lower end fitting with a drain pipe, a membrane and a dished membrane retainer overlying a top flange on the body member, a clamping ring screwed onto the outside of the upper end of the body member above the membrane retainer, and an annular strainer support screwed into the upper end of the body member and providing a seat for a strainer plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1987
    Inventor: Floyd G. Kiziah