Patents by Inventor John K. Bley

John K. Bley 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: 5388966
    Abstract: The toilet bowl drainage pump includes an elongate housing having a curved forward end from which a length of tubing extends and in which a plurality of openings are cut at a larger diameter of the curve. A motorized impeller is seated within one chamber in the housing into which the openings lead and out of which the tubing leads. A power source for the motor is provided in a second isolated chamber is selectively operable to energize the pump. In use, the tubing is fed through and over a drain trap of the toilet bowl as the forward end of the housing is seated along a bottommost surface of the bowl. The motor is then activated to pull water into the housing openings and eject the water throughout the tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Inventor: John K. Bley