Patents by Inventor Joseph C. Klaus

Joseph C. Klaus 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: 4964421
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a valve designed to be coupled to the inlet of a toilet tank so that water which is flowing into the tank must flow through the valve. The valve includes a gate actuated by a pilot valve sensing pressures across a flow restriction. When the flow rate increases beyond a certain degree responsive to failure of the float valve in the toilet supply tank, the pilot valve is actuated allowing fluid pressure in the line to close the gate valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Inventor: Joseph C. Klaus