Patents by Inventor Jose Luis Ortiz Palacios

Jose Luis Ortiz Palacios 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: 20230320538
    Abstract: A method for installing a receptor in a shower environment includes measuring a distance between a drain of the shower environment and a wall of the shower environment. The method also includes identifying a marking on the receptor that corresponds to the distance. The marking indicates where to cut the receptor to remove a portion of a rim of the receptor such that an opening in the receptor aligns with the drain when the receptor is installed in the shower environment. The marking is identified from a plurality of different markings on the receptor, each of the plurality of different markings corresponding to a different distance. The method also includes cutting the receptor at a location indicated by the marking. The method also includes installing the receptor in the shower environment after cutting the receptor at the location indicated by the marking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Kenneth L. STOUT, Jose Luis Ortiz PALACIOS
  • Patent number: 11712135
    Abstract: A shower system for use in a shower environment includes a receptor. The receptor includes a fluid collection area and a rim. The fluid collection area includes a base forming a bottom surface of the fluid collection area and an opening extending through the base to allow water to drain from the fluid collection area via the opening. The rim extends outward from the fluid collection area along at least a portion of a perimeter of the fluid collection area. The rim includes a resizing feature configured to facilitate removing a portion of the rim to change a size of the receptor in one or more dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Stout, Jose Luis Ortiz Palacios
  • Publication number: 20210338015
    Abstract: A shower system for use in a shower environment includes a receptor. The receptor includes a fluid collection area and a rim. The fluid collection area includes a base forming a bottom surface of the fluid collection area and an opening extending through the base to allow water to drain from the fluid collection area via the opening. The rim extends outward from the fluid collection area along at least a portion of a perimeter of the fluid collection area. The rim includes a resizing feature configured to facilitate removing a portion of the rim to change a size of the receptor in one or more dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Kenneth L. Stout, Jose Luis Ortiz Palacios