Patents by Inventor Martin Marsic
Martin Marsic 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).
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Patent number: 11926998Abstract: An automatic valve actuator unit and method for use with an associated manual shutoff valve configured to permit or restrict the flow of fluid through an associated supply pipe. The unit comprises a housing, an attachment mechanism for securing the housing to at least one of the associated supply pipe or manual shutoff valve, and an actuator at least partially supported in the housing and having an output shaft extending from the housing. The output shaft includes a locating member supported at a distal end thereof for non-rotatingly engaging a surface of a valve handle of the associated manual shutoff valve adjacent a point of attachment of the handle to the associated manual shutoff valve, the locating member configured to center the output shaft over an axis of rotation of the handle of the associated manual shutoff valve.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: LEAKSMART INC.Inventors: Jason Sharratt, Tianzhe Wang, Martin Marsic
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Publication number: 20210363734Abstract: An automatic valve actuator unit and method for use with an associated manual shutoff valve configured to permit or restrict the flow of fluid through an associated supply pipe. The unit comprises a housing, an attachment mechanism for securing the housing to at least one of the associated supply pipe or manual shutoff valve, and an actuator at least partially supported in the housing and having an output shaft extending from the housing. The output shaft includes a locating member supported at a distal end thereof for non-rotatingly engaging a surface of a valve handle of the associated manual shutoff valve adjacent a point of attachment of the handle to the associated manual shutoff valve, the locating member configured to center the output shaft over an axis of rotation of the handle of the associated manual shutoff valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc.Inventors: Jason Sharratt, Tianzhe Wang, Martin Marsic
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Patent number: 11098464Abstract: An automatic valve actuator unit and method for use with an associated manual shutoff valve configured to permit or restrict the flow of fluid through an associated supply pipe. The unit comprises a housing, an attachment mechanism for securing the housing to at least one of the associated supply pipe or manual shutoff valve, and an actuator at least partially supported in the housing and having an output shaft extending from the housing. The output shaft includes a locating member supported at a distal end thereof for non-rotatingly engaging a surface of a valve handle of the associated manual shutoff valve adjacent a point of attachment of the handle to the associated manual shutoff valve, the locating member configured to center the output shaft over an axis of rotation of the handle of the associated manual shutoff valve.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc.Inventors: Jason Sharratt, Tianzhe Wang, Martin Marsic
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Publication number: 20200071914Abstract: An automatic valve actuator unit and method for use with an associated manual shutoff valve configured to permit or restrict the flow of fluid through an associated supply pipe. The unit comprises a housing, an attachment mechanism for securing the housing to at least one of the associated supply pipe or manual shutoff valve, and an actuator at least partially supported in the housing and having an output shaft extending from the housing. The output shaft includes a locating member supported at a distal end thereof for non-rotatingly engaging a surface of a valve handle of the associated manual shutoff valve adjacent a point of attachment of the handle to the associated manual shutoff valve, the locating member configured to center the output shaft over an axis of rotation of the handle of the associated manual shutoff valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Jason Sharratt, Tianzhe Wang, Martin Marsic
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Patent number: 10508422Abstract: An automatic valve actuator unit and method for use with an associated manual shutoff valve configured to permit or restrict the flow of fluid through an associated supply pipe. The unit comprises a housing, an attachment mechanism for securing the housing to at least one of the associated supply pipe or manual shutoff valve, and an actuator at least partially supported in the housing and having an output shaft extending from the housing. The output shaft includes a locating member supported at a distal end thereof for non-rotatingly engaging a surface of a valve handle of the associated manual shutoff valve adjacent a point of attachment of the handle to the associated manual shutoff valve, the locating member configured to center the output shaft over an axis of rotation of the handle of the associated manual shutoff valve.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2016Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc.Inventors: Jason Sharratt, Tianzhe Wang, Martin Marsic
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Patent number: 10202746Abstract: A fill valve assembly for use in a water storage tank including: a tube; an inlet valve assembly supported by the tube and including an inlet valve and a valve lever operatively coupled to the inlet valve, the inlet valve being on in a first position of the valve lever, and being off in a second position of the valve lever; a float constrained for axial movement in a direction along the tube and coupled to the valve lever; and a linkage assembly positioned between the valve lever and the tube and pivoting between a first upright position wherein the valve lever is maintained in the first position and a second folded position, the linkage assembly including a pivot axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of the tube, the float coupled to linkage assembly and constrained from axial movement when the linkage assembly is in the upright position.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc.Inventors: Martin Marsic, Jason A. Sharratt, Tianzhe Wang
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Publication number: 20180334786Abstract: An automatic valve actuator unit and method for use with an associated manual shutoff valve configured to permit or restrict the flow of fluid through an associated supply pipe. The unit comprises a housing, an attachment mechanism for securing the housing to at least one of the associated supply pipe or manual shutoff valve, and an actuator at least partially supported in the housing and having an output shaft extending from the housing. The output shaft includes a locating member supported at a distal end thereof for non-rotatingly engaging a surface of a valve handle of the associated manual shutoff valve adjacent a point of attachment of the handle to the associated manual shutoff valve, the locating member configured to center the output shaft over an axis of rotation of the handle of the associated manual shutoff valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2016Publication date: November 22, 2018Applicant: Waxman Consumer Products Group Inc.Inventors: Jason Sharratt, Tianzhe Wang, Martin Marsic
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Publication number: 20170211264Abstract: A fill valve assembly for use in a water storage tank including: a tube; an inlet valve assembly supported by the tube and including an inlet valve and a valve lever opertively coupled to the inlet valve, the inlet valve being on in a first position of the valve lever, and being off in a second position of the valve lever; a float constrained for axial movement in a direction along the tube and coupled to the valve lever; and a linkage assembly positioned between the valve lever and the tube and pivoting between a first upright position wherein the valve lever is maintained in the first position and a second folded position, the linkage assembly including a pivot axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of the tube, the float coupled to linkage assembly and constrained from axial movement when the linkage assembly is in the upright position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Martin Marsic, Jason A. Sharratt, Tianzhe Wang
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Patent number: 8931471Abstract: A hybrid concrete saw includes a saw blade, an internal combustion engine having an output shaft operably connected to the saw blade, and an electric motor connectable to a battery for receiving power therefrom and having an output shaft operably connected to the saw blade. A transmission is connected to the output shaft of each of the engine and the electric motor and the saw blade. A clutch selectively decouples one of the engine and the electric motor from the transmission. A controller controls operation of the engine and the electric motor. The concrete saw is operable in a first mode where the saw blade is driven solely by the engine, a second mode where the saw blade is driven solely by the electric motor, and a third mode where the saw blade is driven by both the engine and the electric motor.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Diamond Products, LimitedInventors: Thomas G. Ruffner, Martin Marsic
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Publication number: 20130247897Abstract: A hybrid concrete saw includes a saw blade, an internal combustion engine having an output shaft operably connected to the saw blade, and an electric motor connectable to a battery for receiving power therefrom and having an output shaft operably connected to the saw blade. A transmission is connected to the output shaft of each of the engine and the electric motor and the saw blade. A clutch selectively decouples one of the engine and the electric motor from the transmission. A controller controls operation of the engine and the electric motor. The concrete saw is operable in a first mode where the saw blade is driven solely by the engine, a second mode where the saw blade is driven solely by the electric motor, and a third mode where the saw blade is driven by both the engine and the electric motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: DIAMOND PRODUCTS, LIMITEDInventors: Thomas G. Ruffner, Martin Marsic