Patents by Inventor Herbert Hoeptner

Herbert Hoeptner 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).

  • Publication number: 20070278440
    Abstract: In a valve, the combination comprising a valve chamber, having a flow inlet and a flow outlet, a valve operator outside the chamber, a stopper in the chamber and operatively connected with the operator for movement toward and away from seat structure in the chamber, to control flow from the valve via the outlet, and the seat structure including first and second seats, the stopper located to seat on the first seat. there being a flexible sealing lip carried by the stopper to sealingly engage the second seat when the stopper sets on the first seat. Relatively movable parts define said operative connection, with configuration and relative movement to allow air inflow to break back siphonage of liquid, and to allow back pressure relief via drain passages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventor: Herbert Hoeptner
  • Publication number: 20070006921
    Abstract: A faucet improvement including a seat defining a bore, and a valve stem movable toward and away from the seat, comprising a shoulder screw threadably attachable to the stem, and having a head located in the bore, a shank, and a non-metallic O-ring extending about the screw shank to be retained in the bore between the screw head and the valve stem, the O-ring sized to seal off between the shank and the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventor: Herbert Hoeptner
  • Publication number: 20070001144
    Abstract: A faucet improvement including a seat defining a bore, and a valve stem movable toward and away from the seat, comprising a shoulder screw threadably attachable to the stem, and having a head located in the bore, a shank, and a non-metallic O-ring extending about the screw shank to be retained in the bore between the screw head and the valve stem, the O-ring sized to seal off between the shank and the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventor: Herbert Hoeptner
  • Publication number: 20060219973
    Abstract: A faucet improvement including a seat defining a bore, and a valve stem movable toward and away from the seat, comprising a shoulder screw threadably attachable to the stem, and having a head located in the bore, a shank, and a non-metallic O-ring extending about the screw shank to be retained in the bore between the screw head and the valve stem, the O-ring sized to seal off between the shank and the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventor: Herbert Hoeptner