Patents by Inventor Jed E. PIPE

Jed E. PIPE 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: 12157026
    Abstract: Installation and protective devices for a fire protection sprinkler assembly having a support cup disposed about the sprinkler assembly. A protective cap engages the support cup to protect the sprinkler and facilitate its installation. The protective cap has an insertion wall that defines a cup chamber to house the sprinkler therein and protect operational components of the sprinkler during storage, transport, installation and when awaiting to be placed into service. The protective cap includes a plurality of slots formed externally and peripherally to the insertion wall to provide tool access to a tool path between the insertion wall and the inner surface of the support cup. The protective cap includes a shielding wall axially adjacent the insertion wall that circumscribes the central cap axis to shield the slots of the protective cap and the tool path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Minimax Viking Patent Management GmbH
    Inventor: Jed E. Pipe
  • Publication number: 20240261615
    Abstract: Installation and protective devices for a fire protection sprinkler assembly having a support cup disposed about the sprinkler assembly. A protective cap engages the support cup to protect the sprinkler and facilitate its installation. The protective cap has an insertion wall that defines a cup chamber to house the sprinkler therein and protect operational components of the sprinkler during storage, transport, installation and when awaiting to be placed into service. The protective cap includes a plurality of slots formed externally and peripherally to the insertion wall to provide tool access to a tool path between the insertion wall and the inner surface of the support cup. The protective cap includes a shielding wall axially adjacent the insertion wall that circumscribes the central cap axis to shield the slots of the protective cap and the tool path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventor: Jed E. PIPE