Patents by Inventor Kenny Bassett

Kenny Bassett 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: 11746509
    Abstract: A backflow prevention device includes a piston received in a device passage between an inlet port and outlet port. A relief port can fluidly communicate with a middle segment of the device passage. The piston is movable between a normal flow position in which the piston blocks fluid communication between the relief port and the middle segment of the device passage and a backflow position in which the piston allows fluid communication between the relief port and the middle segment of the device passage. The piston can move to the normal position in response to normal flow through the device passage from the inlet port toward the outlet port and configured to move to the backflow position in response to greater pressure in the middle segment than in the inlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventors: Kenny Bassett, Delvin Mellerup
  • Publication number: 20230065329
    Abstract: A backflow prevention device includes a piston received in a device passage between an inlet port and outlet port. A relief port can fluidly communicate with a middle segment of the device passage. The piston is movable between a normal flow position in which the piston blocks fluid communication between the relief port and the middle segment of the device passage and a backflow position in which the piston allows fluid communication between the relief port and the middle segment of the device passage. The piston can move to the normal position in response to normal flow through the device passage from the inlet port toward the outlet port and configured to move to the backflow position in response to greater pressure in the middle segment than in the inlet port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Kenny Bassett, Delvin Mellerup
  • Patent number: 10697573
    Abstract: A plumbing fitting assembly includes an anchor member for being received in a transverse hole in a structure. One end of the anchor member is externally threaded and the other includes a catch portion for engaging a surface of the structure adjacent the hole. The threaded end is threaded into a clamping member configured to form a seal with the opposite surface of the structure or another liquid conveying structure. The anchor member can include a tool formation for mating with a rotating structure of a tool. The assembly can include a lock ring for being lockingly received in an interior passage to prevent the catch portion from deflecting inwardly when installed. The plumbing fitting assembly can also be configured for forming a plumbing fitting at a transverse hole in a flexible, liquid-impermeable panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Inventors: Kenny Bassett, Delvin C. Mellerup
  • Publication number: 20180372257
    Abstract: A plumbing fitting assembly includes an anchor member for being received in a transverse hole in a structure. One end of the anchor member is externally threaded and the other includes a catch portion for engaging a surface of the structure adjacent the hole. The threaded end is threaded into a clamping member configured to form a seal with the opposite surface of the structure or another liquid conveying structure. The anchor member can include a tool formation for mating with a rotating structure of a tool. The assembly can include a lock ring for being lockingly received in an interior passage to prevent the catch portion from deflecting inwardly when installed. The plumbing fitting assembly can also be configured for forming a plumbing fitting at a transverse hole in a flexible, liquid-impermeable panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Kenny Bassett, Delvin C. Mellerup