Patents by Inventor Joseph W. Taborek

Joseph W. Taborek 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).

  • System and method for harvesting rainwater
    Patent number: 8925575
    Abstract: A system for rainwater harvesting utilizes a rain barrel adapted for collecting and storing rainwater runoff gravity-fed from a rooftop through a downspout. A downspout diverter comprises an inlet section, an outlet section, and an elongated connector section interconnecting the inlet section and the outlet section. The inlet section has a first open end adapted for communicating with an end of the downspout and a second open end communicating with an inlet opening formed with the rain barrel. The outlet section of the diverter has a first open end communicating with an outlet (or, overflow) opening formed with the rain barrel and a second open end for directing rainwater outwardly from the rain barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: The Green Rain Barrel Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph W. Taborek, Keith Richard Radt, Paul Michael Elhardt
  • System for harvesting rainwater
    Patent number: 8881756
    Abstract: A system for rainwater harvesting includes a rain barrel adapted for collecting and storing rainwater runoff gravity-fed from a rooftop through a downspout. A substantially rigid downspout diverter comprises an inlet section, an overflow section, and an elongated connector section interconnecting the inlet section and the overflow section. The inlet section has a first end adapted for communicating with an end of the downspout and a second end communicating with an inlet opening formed with the rain barrel. The overflow section has a first end communicating with an overflow opening formed with the rain barrel and a second end extending away from the rain barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: The Green Rain Barrel Incorporated
    Inventor: Joseph W. Taborek
  • System for harvesting rainwater
    Patent number: 8397746
    Abstract: A system for rainwater harvesting includes a rain barrel adapted for collecting and storing rainwater runoff gravity-fed from a rooftop through a downspout. A substantially rigid downspout diverter comprises an inlet section, an overflow section, and an elongated connector section interconnecting the inlet section and the overflow section. The inlet section has a first end adapted for communicating with an end of the downspout and a second end communicating with an inlet opening formed with the rain barrel. The overflow section has a first end communicating with an overflow opening formed with the rain barrel and a second end extending away from the rain barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: The Green Rain Barrel Incorporated
    Inventor: Joseph W. Taborek
  • Rain barrel
    Patent number: D703911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: The Green Rain Barrel Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph W. Taborek, Keith Richard Radt, Paul Michael Elhardt
  • Rain barrel
    Patent number: D738590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: The Green Rain Barrel Incorporated
    Inventors: Joseph W. Taborek, Keith Richard Radt, Paul Michael Elhardt