Patents by Inventor Joshua R. Barber

Joshua R. Barber 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).

  • Faucet including a molded waterway assembly
    Patent number: 9951880
    Abstract: A faucet including a molded waterway assembly having a plurality of tubes overmolded within a valve interface member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignees: Delta Faucet Company, Mercury Plastics LLC
    Inventors: Kurt Judson Thomas, Alfred Charles Nelson, Derek Allen Brown, Joshua R. Barber, Thomas C. Pinette
  • Faucet including a molded waterway assembly
    Patent number: 8985146
    Abstract: A faucet including a molded waterway assembly having a plurality of tubes overmolded within a valve interface member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignees: Delta Faucet Company, Mercury Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Judson Thomas, Alfred Charles Nelson, Derek Allen Brown, Joshua R. Barber, Thomas C. Pinette
  • Mixing valve
    Patent number: 8671984
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to fluid control valves and, more particularly, to a mixing valve for use within a faucet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Michael Scot Rosko, Kurt Judson Thomas, Thomas C. Pinette, Joshua R. Barber
  • Dual Backplate Microphone
    Publication number: 20130044899
    Abstract: A dual backplate microphone is provided that utilizes either an electret condenser or a MEMS condenser configuration and in which an op-amp IC is electrically connected to both backplates and the conductive layer of the diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joshua R. Barber, John Charles Baumhauer, JR., Jeffrey Phillip McAteer, Alan Dean Michel, James V. Olson
  • Faucet including a molded waterway assembly
    Patent number: 8365770
    Abstract: A faucet including a molded waterway assembly having a plurality of tubes overmolded within a valve interface member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignees: Masco Corporation of Indiana, Mercury Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Judson Thomas, Alfred Charles Nelson, Derek Allen Brown, Joshua R. Barber, Thomas C. Pinette
  • Transducer package with interior support frame
    Patent number: 8155366
    Abstract: A surface mountable package for use with an audio transducer is provided. In addition to the audio transducer, the surface mountable package includes a substrate, a cover, and a transducer support frame mounted within, and attached to, the substrate and cover. The support frame includes one or more cavities that, in combination with the audio transducer, substrate and cover, define the front and rear acoustic cavity volumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: MWM Acoustics, LLC
    Inventors: John Charles Baumhauer, Jr., Alan Dean Michel, Joshua R. Barber, Christopher Todd Welsh, Jeffrey Phillip McAteer
  • MIXING VALVE
    Publication number: 20110308652
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to fluid control valves and, more particularly, to a mixing valve for use within a faucet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Scot Rosko, Kurt Judson Thomas, Thomas C. Pinette, Joshua R. Barber
  • Mixing valve
    Patent number: 7980268
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to fluid control valves and, more particularly, to a mixing valve for use within a faucet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Michael Scot Rosko, Kurt Judson Thomas, Thomas C. Pinette, Joshua R. Barber
  • Faucet Including a Molded Waterway Assembly
    Publication number: 20100313979
    Abstract: A faucet including a molded waterway assembly having a plurality of tubes overmolded within a valve interface member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Kurt Judson Thomas, Alfred Charles Nelson, Derek Allen Brown, Joshua R. Barber, Thomas C. Pinette
  • Transducer package with interior support frame
    Publication number: 20100290661
    Abstract: A surface mountable package for use with an audio transducer is provided. In addition to the audio transducer, the surface mountable package includes a substrate, a cover, and a transducer support frame mounted within, and attached to, the substrate and cover. The support frame includes one or more cavities that, in combination with the audio transducer, substrate and cover, define the front and rear acoustic cavity volumes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: MWM Acoustics, LLC
    Inventors: John Charles Baumhauer, JR., Alan Dean Michel, Joshua R. Barber, Christopher Todd Welsh, Jeffrey Phillip McAteer
  • Transducer package with transducer die unsupported by a substrate
    Patent number: 7825509
    Abstract: A surface mountable transducer package is provided, the design of which allows a thin package profile to be achieved. An encapsulation layer bonds to a surface of each of the terminal pads and encapsulates a portion of the transducer and at least a portion of the signal processing IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: MWM Acoustics, LLC
    Inventors: John Charles Baumhauer, Jr., Alan Dean Michel, Joshua R. Barber, Christopher Todd Welsh, Jeffrey Phillip McAteer
  • MIXING VALVE
    Publication number: 20100252131
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to fluid control valves and, more particularly, to a mixing valve for use within a faucet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Scot Rosko, Kurt Judson Thomas, Thomas C. Pinette, Joshua R. Barber
  • Method for fabricating a transducer package with the transducer die unsupported by a substrate
    Patent number: 7790492
    Abstract: A transducer package fabrication process is provided, the completed transducer package achieving a thin package profile. The fabrication process utilizes an encapsulation material to eliminate the need for a transducer support substrate, the encapsulation material isolating the terminal pads from one another while holding the transducer and signal processing IC in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: MWM Acoustics, LLC
    Inventors: John Charles Baumhauer, Jr., Alan Dean Michel, Joshua R. Barber, Christopher Todd Welsh, Jeffrey Phillip McAteer
  • Faucet including a molded waterway assembly
    Patent number: 7766043
    Abstract: A faucet including a molded waterway assembly having a plurality of tubes overmolded within a base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignees: Masco Corporation of Indiana, Mercury Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Judson Thomas, Alfred Charles Nelson, Derek Allen Brown, Joshua R. Barber, Thomas C. Pinette
  • Mixing valve
    Patent number: 7753074
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to fluid control valves and, more particularly, to a mixing valve for use within a faucet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: MASCO Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Michael Scot Rosko, Kurt Judson Thomas, Thomas C. Pinette, Joshua R. Barber
  • Mixing valve
    Publication number: 20080023085
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to fluid control valves and, more particularly, to a mixing valve for use within a faucet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Michael Scot Rosko, Kurt Judson Thomas, Thomas C. Pinette, Joshua R. Barber
  • Faucet including a molded waterway assembly
    Publication number: 20070271695
    Abstract: A faucet including a molded waterway assembly having a plurality of tubes overmolded within a base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Kurt Judson Thomas, Alfred Charles Nelson, Derek Allen Brown, Joshua R. Barber, Thomas C. Pinette