Patents by Inventor Mark Cipriani

Mark Cipriani 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: 20240122441
    Abstract: A vessel rinsing apparatus including a mounting base, a fluid discharge member including a plurality of nozzles, a valve member operably coupled to the fluid discharge member and configured to control water flow through the nozzles, and an escutcheon supported by the mounting base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, Todd Huffington, Alfred Nelson, Michael Veros, Kyle Davidson, Kurt Thomas, Jeffrey Moore
  • Patent number: 11951493
    Abstract: An exposed secondary showerhead system configured to be supported by a conventional shower enclosure. The illustrative showerhead system includes an overhead conduit fluidly coupled to a conventional shower inlet pipe and to at least one showerhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, Michael J. Veros, Thomas Edward Gospel, David Lee, Bocomo Fu
  • Patent number: 11953105
    Abstract: A valve cartridge assembly supported by a receiver and fluidly coupled to a waterway assembly. The waterway assembly includes a base and a plurality of flexible tubular members. A gasket is received intermediate the receiver and the waterway assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, DeWayne Davis
  • Publication number: 20240068579
    Abstract: A valve cartridge assembly supported by a receiver and fluidly coupled to a waterway assembly. The waterway assembly includes a base and a plurality of flexible tubular members. A gasket is received intermediate the receiver and the waterway assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, DeWayne Davis
  • Publication number: 20240035262
    Abstract: A housing fluidly coupled to an inlet tube received within a faucet delivery spout. The housing receives a flow modifying device (e.g., an aerator or a stream straightener), and includes a first baffle and a second baffle to provide a desired water flow to the flow modifying device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, Darrell Scott Crowe, Stephen Boedicker
  • Publication number: 20230399828
    Abstract: A vessel rinsing apparatus including a mounting base, a fluid discharge member including a plurality of nozzles, a valve member operably coupled to the fluid discharge member and configured to control water flow through the nozzles, and an escutcheon supported by the mounting base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, Anthony Joseph Tentler, Jack William Judge, Thad J. Eads, Michael Scot Rosko, Raoul J. Labrie, Alejandra Lazarini, Michael J. Veros
  • Patent number: 11725369
    Abstract: A vessel rinsing apparatus including a mounting base, a fluid discharge member including a plurality of nozzles, a valve member operably coupled to the fluid discharge member and configured to control water flow through the nozzles, and an escutcheon supported by the mounting base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, Anthony Joseph Tentler, Jack William Judge, Thad J. Eads, Michael Scot Rosko, Raoul Labrie, Alejandra Lazarini, Michael J. Veros
  • Patent number: 11541404
    Abstract: A showerhead assembly with a plurality of speakers is disclosed. The illustrative showerhead assembly includes a showerhead to exert fluid, a support structure to transport the fluid to the showerhead, and a plurality of speakers to exert sound with a consistent directionality. The showerhead assembly illustratively includes a dome housing having an inner wall and an outer rim, a showerhead to exert fluid, a support structure extending from a center of the housing such that the support structure has a first end attachable to a wall or ceiling and a second end distal from the first end and the support structure transports the fluid to the showerhead, and a plurality of speakers disposed on the support structure such that the speakers are directed toward the inner wall of the housing and the speakers generate and exert sound with a consistent directionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, Patrick B. Jonte, Thomas Edward Gospel
  • Publication number: 20220389693
    Abstract: A vessel rinsing apparatus including a mounting base, a fluid discharge member including a plurality of nozzles, a valve member operably coupled to the fluid discharge member and configured to control water flow through the nozzles, and an escutcheon supported by the mounting base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, Anthony Joseph Tentler, Jack William Judge, Thad J. Eads, Michael Scot Rosko, Raoul Labrie, Alejandra Lazarini, Michael J. Veros
  • Patent number: 11473277
    Abstract: A vessel rinsing apparatus including a mounting base, a fluid discharge member including a plurality of nozzles, a valve member operably coupled to the fluid discharge member and configured to control water flow through the nozzles, and an escutcheon supported by the mounting base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, Anthony Joseph Tentler, Jack William Judge, Thad J. Eads, Michael Scot Rosko, Raoul Labrie, Alejandra Lazarini, Michael J. Veros
  • Patent number: 11421405
    Abstract: A vessel rinsing apparatus including a mounting base, a fluid discharge member including a plurality of nozzles, a valve member operably coupled to the fluid discharge member and configured to control water flow through the nozzles, and an escutcheon supported by the mounting base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, Anthony Joseph Tentler, Jack William Judge, Thad J. Eads, Michael Scot Rosko, Raoul Labrie, Alejandra Lazarini, Michael J. Veros
  • Patent number: 11248368
    Abstract: An aerator including a faceplate for dispensing a first water stream, and a nozzle for dispensing a second water stream, the second water stream surrounded by the first water stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Michael Scot Rosko, Mark Cipriani
  • Publication number: 20210388584
    Abstract: An electronic shower valve including a coaxially aligned motor and gear assembly received within a valve body and configured to move a flow control element. Illustratively, a display is supported by the valve body and is in electrical communication with a controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Kurt Judson Thomas, Mark A. Cipriani, Michael Scot Rosko, Randy L. Schneider, II, Garry Robin Marty
  • Publication number: 20210156125
    Abstract: A vessel rinsing apparatus including a mounting base, a fluid discharge member including a plurality of nozzles, a valve member operably coupled to the fluid discharge member and configured to control water flow through the nozzles, and an escutcheon supported by the mounting base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, Anthony Joseph Tentler, Jack William Judge, Thad J. Eads, Michael Scot Rosko, Raoul Labrie, Alejandra Lazarini, Michael J. Veros
  • Publication number: 20210052131
    Abstract: A vessel rinsing apparatus including a mounting base, a fluid discharge member including a plurality of nozzles, a valve member operably coupled to the fluid discharge member and configured to control water flow through the nozzles, and an escutcheon supported by the mounting base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, Todd Huffington, Alfred Nelson, Michael Veros, Kyle Davidson, Kurt Thomas, Jeffrey Moore
  • Patent number: 10914056
    Abstract: A vessel rinsing apparatus including a mounting base, a fluid discharge member including a plurality of nozzles, a valve member operably coupled to the fluid discharge member and configured to control water flow through the nozzles, and an escutcheon supported by the mounting base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, Anthony Joseph Tentler, Jack William Judge, Thad J. Eads, Michael Scot Rosko, Raoul Labrie, Alejandra Lazarini, Michael J. Veros
  • Publication number: 20210016301
    Abstract: An exposed secondary showerhead system configured to be supported by a conventional shower enclosure. The illustrative showerhead system includes an overhead conduit fluidly coupled to a conventional shower inlet pipe and to at least one showerhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, Michael J. Veros, Michael Scot Rosko, Kyle Robert Davidson, Joshua Drew Wales, Garry Robin Marty, Thomas Edward Gospel, David Lee, Bocomo Fu
  • Patent number: 10829916
    Abstract: A faucet user interface illustratively includes a support extending along a longitudinal axis, and a handle operably coupled to the support. In an illustrative embodiment, the handle is rotatable about the longitudinal axis for controlling a first water parameter (e.g., water temperature), and the handle is axially movable along the longitudinal axis for controlling a second water parameter (e.g., water flow rate). In another illustrative embodiment, a first handle is rotatable about a longitudinal axis of a delivery spout for controlling a first water parameter, and a second handle is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the delivery spout for controlling a second water parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Mark A. Cipriani, Michael J. Veros, Todd Andrew Huffington, Jeremy Schmitt, Mercedita Andrew, Joel D. Sawaski, Michael Scot Rosko, Raoul Labrie
  • Publication number: 20200346228
    Abstract: A showerhead assembly with a plurality of speakers is disclosed. The illustrative showerhead assembly includes a showerhead to exert fluid, a support structure to transport the fluid to the showerhead, and a plurality of speakers to exert sound with a consistent directionality. The showerhead assembly illustratively includes a dome housing having an inner wall and an outer rim, a showerhead to exert fluid, a support structure extending from a center of the housing such that the support structure has a first end attachable to a wall or ceiling and a second end distal from the first end and the support structure transports the fluid to the showerhead, and a plurality of speakers disposed on the support structure such that the speakers are directed toward the inner wall of the housing and the speakers generate and exert sound with a consistent directionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Cipriani, Patrick B. Jonte, Thomas Edward Gospel
  • Patent number: 10718103
    Abstract: A shower valve assembly configured to divert water between a tub port and a shower port. The diverter valve assembly position or state is changed by pushing a button connected to a stem and a poppet valve. When the water supply is turned off, a poppet spring shifts the poppet valve to a tub open position, and a check valve spring opens a check valve, allowing water from the shower port to flow out of the tub port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Brian W. Johnson, Todd A. Huffington, Mark A. Cipriani, Garry R. Marty