Patents by Inventor Frederick K. Ecker

Frederick K. Ecker 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: 6205595
    Abstract: A supplemental tank for use with a low flow volume toilet, with this supplemental tank being configured to rest atop the integral tank of the toilet and to provide additional water for the flushing of the toilet. Communication is provided between the supplemental tank and the tank integral with the toilet, with this including at least one elongate tube mounted in the bottom member of the supplemental tank, with a lower portion of the tube extending below the bottom member. When the supplemental tank has been placed atop the integral toilet tank, the tube extends down into the water normally contained in the integral tank. A vacuum pump is connected to an upper portion of the supplemental tank so that a reduced pressure can be created, on occasion, in the upper interior portion of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventor: Frederick K. Ecker
  • Patent number: 4928857
    Abstract: A hand operated device for dispensing a solution in accordance with this invention comprises a dispenser container having generally cylindrically configured sidewalls made of resilient material, that can be readily squeezed by a lady or child. The container also has a bottom that is generally flat, and a fill opening at the top equipped with a closure cap. The preferred embodiment of this device has an external dispensing passage disposed along the sidewall of the container, with the inlet for the dispensing passage being operatively connected near the bottom of the container, and the discharge opening from the dispensing passage located adjacent an upper portion of the container. A plurality of non-floating beads are located in a bottom portion of the container, which beads are surrounded by solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Inventor: Frederick K. Ecker