Patents by Inventor Matthew Joseph Ball
Matthew Joseph Ball 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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Publication number: 20220193701Abstract: A shower system includes a water supply conduit, a reservoir, and a valve actuator. The reservoir is fixedly coupled to the water supply conduit such that the reservoir and the water supply conduit are fluidly coupled. The valve actuator is configured for actuation between a first position in which water is supplied from the water supply conduit and a second position in which water is supplied from the reservoir. In some implementations, the shower system further includes a showerhead that is fluidly coupled to the water supply conduit and the reservoir such that water may be supplied from either the water supply conduit to the showerhead or from the reservoir to the showerhead.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventor: MATTHEW JOSEPH BALL
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Patent number: 11273457Abstract: A shower system includes a water supply conduit, a reservoir, and a valve actuator. The reservoir is fixedly coupled to the water supply conduit such that the reservoir and the water supply conduit are fluidly coupled. The valve actuator is configured for actuation between a first position in which water is supplied from the water supply conduit and a second position in which water is supplied from the reservoir. In some implementations, the shower system further includes a showerhead that is fluidly coupled to the water supply conduit and the reservoir such that water may be supplied from either the water supply conduit to the showerhead or from the reservoir to the showerhead.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: KOHLER CO.Inventor: Matthew Joseph Ball
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Publication number: 20200055063Abstract: A shower system includes a water supply conduit, a reservoir, and a valve actuator. The reservoir is fixedly coupled to the water supply conduit such that the reservoir and the water supply conduit are fluidly coupled. The valve actuator is configured for actuation between a first position in which water is supplied from the water supply conduit and a second position in which water is supplied from the reservoir. In some implementations, the shower system further includes a showerhead that is fluidly coupled to the water supply conduit and the reservoir such that water may be supplied from either the water supply conduit to the showerhead or from the reservoir to the showerhead.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventor: Matthew Joseph Ball
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Patent number: 10213059Abstract: A method of assembling a shower door sealing assembly includes inserting a bumper into a channel that extends along an outer perimeter of at least one vertical side of a door frame having two vertical sides and a horizontal side that extends between the vertical sides. The bumper is coupled to the door frame via a friction fit between the channel and the bumper. The method also includes installing the door frame within a showering enclosure in an orientation in which the vertical sides of the door frame are parallel to a wall of the showering enclosure and the at least one horizontal side is parallel to a floor of the showering enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: KOHLER CO.Inventors: Matthew Joseph Ball, Roque M. Corpuz, Jr., Weerasak Taingtae
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Patent number: 9856690Abstract: A shower threshold and a method of implementing a shower threshold are disclosed. The shower threshold includes an elongated base component having one or more sidewalls extending from a base region of the elongated base component to an apex of the elongated base portion. The shower threshold also includes a flexible cap coupled to and extending from the elongated base component along the apex of the elongated base component. The flexible cap may be composed of a plurality of layers. The plurality of layers includes a core layer and a shell layer. The core layer is composed of a material that is softer than the shell layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: KOHLER CO.Inventors: Matthew Joseph Ball, Weerasak Taingtae
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Publication number: 20170095124Abstract: A method of assembling a shower door sealing assembly includes inserting a bumper into a channel that extends along an outer perimeter of at least one vertical side of a door frame having two vertical sides and a horizontal side that extends between the vertical sides. The bumper is coupled to the door frame via a friction fit between the channel and the bumper. The method also includes installing the door frame within a showering enclosure in an orientation in which the vertical sides of the door frame are parallel to a wall of the showering enclosure and the at least one horizontal side is parallel to a floor of the showering enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Matthew Joseph Ball, Roque M. Corpuz, JR., Weerasak Taingtae
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Patent number: 9560939Abstract: A method for installing a wall jamb for a shower door panel of a showering enclosure includes placing a wall jamb on a shower door panel, the wall jamb having a plurality of legs configured to receive the shower door panel therebetween, a base connecting the plurality of legs such that the wall jamb is generally U-shaped, and a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed at an exterior surface of the base, removing at least a portion of adhesive backing material of the pressure sensitive adhesive, and pushing the shower door panel toward a wall of the showering enclosure such that the pressure sensitive adhesive adheres to the wall of the showering enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2016Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: KOHLER CO.Inventors: Matthew Joseph Ball, Kyle Kragenbring
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Publication number: 20170022748Abstract: A shower threshold and a method of implementing a shower threshold are disclosed. The shower threshold includes an elongated base component having one or more sidewalls extending from a base region of the elongated base component to an apex of the elongated base portion. The shower threshold also includes a flexible cap coupled to and extending from the elongated base component along the apex of the elongated base component. The flexible cap may be composed of a plurality of layers. The plurality of layers includes a core layer and a shell layer. The core layer is composed of a material that is softer than the shell layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Inventors: Matthew Joseph Ball, Weerasak Taingtae
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Patent number: 9492038Abstract: A shower sealing system includes a sliding shower door slidable along a length of an upper track assembly and configured to slide horizontally and freely above a surface and a sealing element configured to provide a fluid seal between the surface and at least a portion of the shower door. The system also includes a trigger mechanism coupled to the sealing element and a stop configured to activate the trigger mechanism when at least partially in contact with the trigger mechanism. The trigger mechanism is configured to move the sealing element from a storage position to a sealing position when the stop activates the trigger mechanism. The sealing element provides a fluid seal between the shower door and the surface when the sealing element is in the sealing position.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: KOHLER CO.Inventors: Weerasak Taingtae, Roque M. Corpuz, Jr., Matthew Joseph Ball, Peter W. Swart
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Patent number: 9476247Abstract: A shower threshold and a method of implementing a shower threshold are disclosed. The shower threshold includes an elongated base component having one or more sidewalls extending from a base region of the elongated base component to an apex of the elongated base portion. The shower threshold also includes a flexible cap coupled to and extending from the elongated base component along the apex of the elongated base component. The flexible cap may be composed of a plurality of layers. The plurality of layers includes a core layer and a shell layer. The core layer is composed of a material that is softer than the shell layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: KOHLER CO.Inventors: Matthew Joseph Ball, Weerasak Taingtae
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Publication number: 20160143487Abstract: A method for installing a wall jamb for a shower door panel of a showering enclosure includes placing a wall jamb on a shower door panel, the wall jamb having a plurality of legs configured to receive the shower door panel therebetween, a base connecting the plurality of legs such that the wall jamb is generally U-shaped, and a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed at an exterior surface of the base, removing at least a portion of adhesive backing material of the pressure sensitive adhesive, and pushing the shower door panel toward a wall of the showering enclosure such that the pressure sensitive adhesive adheres to the wall of the showering enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2016Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: Matthew Joseph Ball, Kyle Kragenbring
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Patent number: 9249616Abstract: A wall jamb for a showering enclosure includes a plurality of legs configured to receive the shower door panel therebetween, a base connecting the plurality of legs such that the wall jamb is generally U-shaped, and a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed at an exterior surface of the base. The pressure sensitive adhesive is configured to adhere to a wall of the showering enclosure. The plurality of legs and the base are formed of a resilient material.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 2, 2016Assignee: Kohler Co.Inventors: Matthew Joseph Ball, Kyle Kragenbring
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Publication number: 20140259367Abstract: A shower sealing system includes a sliding shower door slidable along a length of an upper track assembly and configured to slide horizontally and freely above a surface and a sealing element configured to provide a fluid seal between the surface and at least a portion of the shower door. The system also includes a trigger mechanism coupled to the sealing element and a stop configured to activate the trigger mechanism when at least partially in contact with the trigger mechanism. The trigger mechanism is configured to move the sealing element from a storage position to a sealing position when the stop activates the trigger mechanism. The sealing element provides a fluid seal between the shower door and the surface when the sealing element is in the sealing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Kohler Co.Inventors: Weerasak Taingtae, Roque M. Corpuz, JR., Matthew Joseph Ball, Peter W. Swart
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Publication number: 20140259366Abstract: A shower door sealing assembly includes a shower door and a bumper. The shower door includes a frame having a channel disposed at an exterior surface of a perimeter of the frame. The bumper is configured to be received in the channel such that the bumper is coupled to the shower door via a friction fit between the channel and the bumper. The channel and the bumper extend along a length of one or more sides of the shower door configured to abut a wall of a showering enclosure or other door assembly component. The bumper is configured to provide a water-tight seal between portions of the shower door along which the bumper extends and surfaces of the showering enclosure or other door assembly components.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Kohler Co.Inventors: Matthew Joseph Ball, Roque M. Corpuz, Jr., Weerasak Taingtae
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Publication number: 20140260009Abstract: A wall jamb for a showering enclosure includes a plurality of legs configured to receive the shower door panel therebetween, a base connecting the plurality of legs such that the wall jamb is generally U-shaped, and a pressure sensitive adhesive disposed at an exterior surface of the base. The pressure sensitive adhesive is configured to adhere to a wall of the showering enclosure. The plurality of legs and the base are formed of a resilient material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Kohler Co.Inventors: Matthew Joseph Ball, Kyle Kragenbring
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Publication number: 20140259370Abstract: A shower threshold and a method of implementing a shower threshold are disclosed. The shower threshold includes an elongated base component having one or more sidewalls extending from a base region of the elongated base component to an apex of the elongated base portion. The shower threshold also includes a flexible cap coupled to and extending from the elongated base component along the apex of the elongated base component. The flexible cap may be composed of a plurality of layers. The plurality of layers includes a core layer and a shell layer. The core layer is composed of a material that is softer than the shell layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Kohler Co.Inventors: Matthew Joseph Ball, Weerasak Taingtae