Patents by Inventor Kurt Michael Taylor

Kurt Michael Taylor 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: 9775692
    Abstract: An oral irrigator including a fluid reservoir, a pumping assembly, a pressure control assembly, and a nozzle. The pumping assembly comprises a power source, a motor in electrical communication with the power source, and a pump in fluid communication with the reservoir. The pressure control assembly is in fluid communication with the pump; mechanically varies a pressure of a fluid exiting the nozzle to change the outlet pressure of the oral irrigator a high pressure to a low pressure and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.
    Inventors: Brenda Lee Thomas, Kurt Michael Taylor
  • Publication number: 20140227659
    Abstract: An oral irrigator including a fluid reservoir, a pumping assembly, a pressure control assembly, and a nozzle. The pumping assembly comprises a power source, a motor in electrical communication with the power source, and a pump in fluid communication with the reservoir. The pressure control assembly is in fluid communication with the pump; mechanically varies a pressure of a fluid exiting the nozzle to change the outlet pressure of the oral irrigator a high pressure to a low pressure and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: WATER PIK, INC.
    Inventors: Brenda Lee Thomas, Kurt Michael Taylor
  • Patent number: 8403665
    Abstract: An oral irrigator has a pump, a discharge nozzle and a pressure control. The pump has a generally constant operating speed and feeds the discharge nozzle. The pressure control is adapted to modify a discharge pressure at the nozzle without a significant change in pump speed. The pressure control modifies a level of fluid flow restriction between the pump and the nozzle. The modification of the level of fluid flow restriction is accomplished by modifying aspects of a fluid flow path extending through the pressure control. The aspects modified include the diameter, length and/or number of direction changes of the fluid flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Brenda Lee Thomas, Kurt Michael Taylor
  • Publication number: 20120295220
    Abstract: An oral irrigator has a pump, a discharge nozzle and a pressure control. The pump has a generally constant operating speed and feeds the discharge nozzle. The pressure control is adapted to modify a discharge pressure at the nozzle without a significant change in pump speed. The pressure control modifies a level of fluid flow restriction between the pump and the nozzle. The modification of the level of fluid flow restriction is accomplished by modifying aspects of a fluid flow path extending through the pressure control. The aspects modified include the diameter, length and/or number of direction changes of the fluid flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Brenda Lee Thomas, Kurt Michael Taylor
  • Publication number: 20100209870
    Abstract: An oral irrigator has a pump, a discharge nozzle and a pressure control. The pump has a generally constant operating speed and feeds the discharge nozzle. The pressure control is adapted to modify a discharge pressure at the nozzle without a significant change in pump speed. The pressure control modifies a level of fluid flow restriction between the pump and the nozzle. The modification of the level of fluid flow restriction is accomplished by modifying aspects of a fluid flow path extending through the pressure control. The aspects modified include the diameter, length and/or number of direction changes of the fluid flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Brenda Lee Thomas, Kurt Michael Taylor
  • Patent number: 7670141
    Abstract: The present invention is an oral irrigator comprising a pump, a discharge nozzle and a pressure control. The pump has a generally constant operating speed and feeds the discharge nozzle. The pressure control is adapted to modify a discharge pressure at the nozzle without a significant change in pump speed. The pressure control modifies a level of fluid flow restriction between the pump and the nozzle. The modification of the level of fluid flow restriction is accomplished by modifying aspects of a fluid flow path extending through the pressure control. The aspects modified include the diameter, length and/or number of direction changes of the fluid flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Brenda Lee Thomas, Kurt Michael Taylor
  • Publication number: 20080008979
    Abstract: The present invention is an oral irrigator comprising a pump, a discharge nozzle and a pressure control. The pump has a generally constant operating speed and feeds the discharge nozzle. The pressure control is adapted to modify a discharge pressure at the nozzle without a significant change in pump speed. The pressure control modifies a level of fluid flow restriction between the pump and the nozzle. The modification of the level of fluid flow restriction is accomplished by modifying aspects of a fluid flow path extending through the pressure control. The aspects modified include the diameter, length and/or number of direction changes of the fluid flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Water Pik, Inc.
    Inventors: Brenda Lee Thomas, Kurt Michael Taylor
  • Patent number: D747464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.
    Inventors: Kurt Michael Taylor, Brenda Lee Thomas