Patents by Inventor Kevin A. Lumby

Kevin A. Lumby 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: 20230020473
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sump pump system, including a sump pump monitor and application. The sump pump system includes a sump pump. Components of the sump pump system are installed in and/or near a sump. The sump collects liquid, such as water, from an inlet pipe. The sump pump is operable to remove water from the sump. The sump pump is fluidly connected to a discharge pipe. The discharge pipe is operable to carry water from the sump pump to a storm sewer or other discharge point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: George John Polly, Brian Patrick Frackelton, Matthew J. Lance, Kevin A. Lumby
  • Patent number: 11512459
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disposal splash guard that enables water flowing into the disposal splash guard to be directed through peripheral openings in the disposal splash guard. The disposal splash guard comprises a body and a baffle. A size of the peripheral openings is operable to direct water flowing into the disposal splash guard through the peripheral openings in the baffle. At least one of a shape of the body and a shape of the baffle is operable to direct water flowing into the disposal splash guard through the peripheral openings in the baffle. At least one of a size of the peripheral openings, a shape of the body, and a shape of the baffle is operable to direct at least ten percent of water flowing into the disposal splash guard through the peripheral openings in the baffle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Fortune Brands Water Innovations LLC
    Inventors: John R. Bohlen, Russell A. Ferqueron, Kevin A. Lumby, Christopher W. McDonald, Christian R. Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 11280075
    Abstract: A disposal with above sink installation where the disposal can be inserted through a drain opening in a basin from above the basin. The disposal includes a housing, a grind assembly, a motor assembly, and a mount assembly. The mount assembly is operable to mount the housing to the drain opening in the basin. The mount assembly includes a flange and a securing mechanism. A diameter of the outer surface of the housing is less than a diameter of the drain opening in the basin. The housing is operable to be inserted through the drain opening in the basin from the top surface of the floor of the basin. The housing is operable to be secured to the drain opening in the basin from the bottom surface of the floor of the basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: FB Global Plumbing Group LLC
    Inventors: Russell A. Ferqueron, Kevin A. Lumby, Eric J. Tonissen, Mark R. Vogliano
  • Publication number: 20210381212
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disposal splash guard that enables water flowing into the disposal splash guard to be directed through peripheral openings in the disposal splash guard. The disposal splash guard comprises a body and a baffle. A size of the peripheral openings is operable to direct water flowing into the disposal splash guard through the peripheral openings in the baffle. At least one of a shape of the body and a shape of the baffle is operable to direct water flowing into the disposal splash guard through the peripheral openings in the baffle. At least one of a size of the peripheral openings, a shape of the body, and a shape of the baffle is operable to direct at least ten percent of water flowing into the disposal splash guard through the peripheral openings in the baffle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: John R. Bohlen, Russell A. Ferqueron, Kevin A. Lumby, Christopher W. McDonald, Christian R. Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 11097279
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disposal with sensor and light system where a sensor detects a presence of a user in one area near the disposal and a light illuminates another area near the disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: FB Global Plumbing Group LLC
    Inventors: Mark S. Bors, Russell A. Ferqueron, Kevin A. Lumby, Thomas Joseph Manion, Stephen R. Norgrove
  • Publication number: 20200270855
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disposal with above sink installation where the disposal can be inserted through a drain opening in a basin from above the basin. The disposal includes a housing, a grind assembly, a motor assembly, and a mount assembly. The mount assembly is operable to mount the housing to the drain opening in the basin. The mount assembly includes a flange and a securing mechanism. A diameter of the outer surface of the housing is less than a diameter of the drain opening in the basin. The housing is operable to be inserted through the drain opening in the basin from the top surface of the floor of the basin. The housing is operable to be secured to the drain opening in the basin from the bottom surface of the floor of the basin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Russell A. Ferqueron, Kevin A. Lumby, Eric J. Tonissen, Mark R. Vogliano
  • Publication number: 20190308198
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disposal with sensor and light system where a sensor detects a presence of a user in one area near the disposal and a light illuminates another area near the disposal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Mark S. Bors, Russell A. Ferqueron, Kevin A. Lumby, Thomas Joseph Manion, Stephen R. Norgrove