Patents by Inventor George Nugent

George Nugent 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: 5248124
    Abstract: A single-unit, remote shut-off module for use by the disabled and infirm has a single-unit module attached by clamps to external water source and outflow connector pipes and housing a shaft which itself houses a plunger with a rubber ball seal which is guided through a shaft guide by electrical current from an electrical motor unit, which is fitably attached above the external water source connector pipe to direct the plunger into the seal of the mouth of the outflow connector pipe, and thereby to interrupt the communication of water from the external water source connector pipe through the module into the outflow connector pipe during a plumbing emergency at the discretion of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Inventor: George Nugent