Patents by Inventor James Yahr

James Yahr 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).

  • Self-cleaning faucet filter
    Patent number: 6241880
    Abstract: A self-cleaning faucet filter for filtering particulate matter from a water stream, the filter having a housing with a main discharge orifice and a side spout with a flushing water discharge, the housing having a main discharge passage with a filter member and a by-pass discharge passage in the side spout that has a leaf valve that allows water to flow through the by-pass discharge at the beginning and end of water usage with particulate matter accumulated on the filter flowing with the water discharged through the by-pass discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Inventor: James Yahr