Patents by Inventor John Inch

John Inch 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: 20200054187
    Abstract: A non-welded field joint for connecting two portions of a pot and pan washing machine together as a single unit is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: John Inch, John W. Cantrell, Mark Churchill, David Stockdale
  • Patent number: 10213087
    Abstract: A non-welded field joint for connecting two portions of a pot and pan washing machine together as a single unit is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Unified Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: John Inch, John W. Cantrell, Mark Churchill, David Stockdale
  • Publication number: 20150342439
    Abstract: A non-welded field joint for connecting two portions of a pot and pan washing machine together as a single unit is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: John Inch, John W. Cantrell, Mark Churchill, David Stockdale
  • Patent number: 7523757
    Abstract: An improved pot and pan washing machine is provided including a low suction intake manifold and a partition for capturing a substantial portion of the wash action of the washing machine within a segregated area. The intake manifold of the instant invention includes a plurality of voids having a void concentration that increases as the distance from the source of suction (such as a pump or intake inlet) increases. The partition (or divider) of the instant invention can be removed and repositioned within the wash tank through the use of channels along the walls of the wash tank that receive the partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Metcraft, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Cantrell, John Inch, Mark Churchill, Dave Stockdale, Peter A. Corpenny
  • Publication number: 20080011328
    Abstract: An improved pot and pan washing machine is provided including a low suction intake manifold and a partition for capturing a substantial portion of the wash action of the washing machine within a segregated area. The intake manifold of the instant invention includes a plurality of voids having a void concentration that increases as the distance from the source of suction (such as a pump or intake inlet) increases. The partition (or divider) of the instant invention can be removed and repositioned within the wash tank through the use of channels along the walls of the wash tank that receive the partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: JOHN CANTRELL, John Inch, Mark Churchill, Dave Stockdale, Peter Corpenny
  • Patent number: 7246624
    Abstract: An improved pot and pan washing machine is provided including a low suction intake manifold and a partition for capturing a substantial portion of the wash action of the washing machine within a segregated area. The intake manifold of the instant invention includes a plurality of voids having a void concentration that increases as the distance from the source of suction (such as a pump or intake inlet) increases. The partition (or divider) of the instant invention can be removed and repositioned within the wash tank through the use of channels along the walls of the wash tank that receive the partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Metcraft, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Cantrell, John Inch, Mark Churchill, Dave Stockdale, Peter A. Corpenny
  • Patent number: 7162788
    Abstract: A non-welded field joint for connecting two portions of a pot and pan washing machine together as a single unit is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Metcraft, Inc.
    Inventors: John Inch, John W. Cantrell, Mark Churchill, Dave Stockdale
  • Patent number: 6976496
    Abstract: A method of washing utensils in provided which provides a washing action of a pot and pan washing machine within an isolated portion of the washing machine. A utensil basket utilizing the method of the instant invention is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Metcraft, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Cantrell, John Inch
  • Publication number: 20040244178
    Abstract: An improved pot and pan washing machine is provided including wash tank, a self-draining parallel flow pump connected to the wash tank, a self-cleaning intake manifold within the wash tank, flush mounted jet nozzles within the wash tank, and a non-welded field joint for connecting two portions of the washing machine together as a single unit. The pump is located on a side of the wash tank. Fluid enters the pump in a first direction and is discharged in a second direction that is substantially parallel to the first direction. The discharge fluid is unobstructed as it enters an outlet manifold located along the rear wall of the wash tank. Directional tubes of the nozzles then divert the fluid from the outlet manifold into jet streams that are directed towards the bottom wall of the wash tank. The jet streams skim across the top of the intake manifold to blow away debris.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: John Inch, John W. Cantrell, Mark Churchill, Dave Stockdale
  • Publication number: 20040244822
    Abstract: An improved pot and pan washing machine is provided including a low suction intake manifold and a partition for capturing a substantial portion of the wash action of the washing machine within a segregated area. The intake manifold of the instant invention includes a plurality of voids having a void concentration that increases as the distance from the source of suction (such as a pump or intake inlet) increases. The partition (or divider) of the instant invention can be removed and repositioned within the wash tank through the use of channels along the walls of the wash tank that receive the partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: John W. Cantrell, John Inch, Mark Churchill, Dave Stockdale, Peter A. Corpenny
  • Publication number: 20040107977
    Abstract: A method of washing utensils in provided which provides a washing action of a pot and pan washing machine within an isolated portion of the washing machine. A utensil basket utilizing the method of the instant invention is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: John W. Cantrell, John Inch
  • Patent number: 6739348
    Abstract: An improved pot and pan washing machine is provided including wash tank, a self-draining parallel flow pump connected to the wash tank, a self-cleaning intake manifold within the wash tank, flush mounted jet nozzles within the wash tank, and a non-welded field joint for connecting two portions of the washing machine together as a single unit. The pump is located on a side of the wash tank. Fluid enters the pump in a first direction and is discharged in a second direction that is substantially parallel to the first direction. The discharge fluid is unobstructed as it enters an outlet manifold located along the rear wall of the wash tank. Directional tubes of the nozzles then divert the fluid from the outlet manifold into jet streams that are directed towards the bottom wall of the wash tank. The jet streams skim across the top of the intake manifold to blow away debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Metcraft, Inc.
    Inventors: John Inch, John W. Cantrell, Mark Churchill, Dave Stockdale
  • Publication number: 20030041887
    Abstract: An improved pot and pan washing machine is provided including wash tank, a self-draining parallel flow pump connected to the wash tank, a self-cleaning intake manifold within the wash tank, flush mounted jet nozzles within the wash tank, and a non-welded field joint for connecting two portions of the washing machine together as a single unit. The pump is located on a side of the wash tank. Fluid enters the pump in a first direction and is discharged in a second direction that is substantially parallel to the first direction. The discharge fluid is unobstructed as it enters an outlet manifold located along the rear wall of the wash tank. Directional tubes of the nozzles then divert the fluid from the outlet manifold into jet streams that are directed towards the bottom wall of the wash tank. The jet streams skim across the top of the intake manifold to blow away debris.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: John Inch, John W. Cantrell, Mark Churchill, Dave Stockdale
  • Publication number: 20030041886
    Abstract: A powered utensil basket is provided that captures a jet stream emanating from a nozzle located along a rear wall of a wash-tank type pot and pan washing machine. The nozzle directs the jet stream towards a bottom wall of the utensil basket. The jet stream is diverted from the bottom wall of the utensil upward and forward toward a front wall of the basket where it is diverted upward and rearward toward a rear wall of the basket. At the rear wall of the basket, the jet stream is again diverted downward towards the bottom wall where the jet stream is then diverted forward again towards the front wall. This diversion of the jet stream creates a washing action within the utensil basket that is substantially similar to the washing action of the washing machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: John W. Cantrell, John Inch
  • Patent number: 5427284
    Abstract: A synthetic organic material, such as a polymeric elastomeric material, or natural or synthetic rubber liner for brass liquid soap or lotion dispenser adapted to fit within the dispenser to prevent liquid soap or lotion from coming into contact with the brass dispenser. The liner comprises a hollow tubular member adapted to fit within the spout of the dispenser and an enlarged diameter base portion adapted to fit within the body of the dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventor: John Inch
  • Patent number: 5054133
    Abstract: A low consumption toilet fixture (10) has a bowl (20), a tank (16) having a central exit (43), a waterway passage extending from the tank to the bowl (20) and an angled trap (22) that has a bottom well (24). The downstream end (34) of the trap (22), inlet (42) of the waterway, and well (24) all bisect a central vertical reference plane which divides the toilet into two halves. The angled trap has an intermediate upper section (30) which is laterally offset with respect to the inlet (42) of the waterway (21) and has a height greater than a lower wall (50) of the horizontal leg (44) of the waterway that extends from the central inlet (42). The waterway (22) has an exit opening into the well (24). The exit has an upper groove (49) and notch (51) directing water into the bottom of bowl (20). The well (24) is canted laterally and forwardly downwardly with respect to the central vertical reference plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: Masco Corporatiopn of Indiana
    Inventors: Daniel A. Pickerrell, Donald C. Schrock, John Inch
  • Patent number: 4984312
    Abstract: The flush valve adapter (32) has a tubular body with a lower threaded section (36) which engages a connection ring (70) permanently mounted to an upper section of jetway (72). A seal is created between the tank (10), flush valve adapter (32) and jetway (72). The adapter (32) has an upper threaded section (40) which engages a bottom threaded end (30) of a standard flush valve. A coaxially spaced sealing ring section (48) has a groove (62) that seats an O-ring (64) that seals against the bottom section (30) of the flush valve to create a seal therebetween. A lock nut (78) is also threaded onto section (30) and abuts against top shoulder (41) of the adapter (32) to lock the flush valve into place onto the adapter member (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: Masco Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel A. Pickerrell, John Inch