Patents by Inventor Loris Artuso

Loris Artuso 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: 6085791
    Abstract: The present invention is a device which includes a connecting coupling for connection with hydromassage water circulation pipes, the connecting coupling having first coupling portion with a first aperture connected with an inlet of a hydromassage orifice, a second coupling portion with a second aperture axially opposed to the first aperture, and at least a third coupling portion with at least a third aperture, arranged at an angle with respect to the first aperture, the third aperture connected with a water circulation pipe. The device also includes a plug, capable of closing the first aperture, which is axially movable, within a coupling chamber, between the first and the second aperture and which is supported by a stem placed axially through the second aperture. Externally to the coupling, a mechanism is provided which is capable of displacing the stem of the plug axially, so as to bring the plug alternately against the first aperture, or below, at some distance from the latter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: American Standard Inc.
    Inventors: Alessandro Moretto, Loris Artuso