Patents by Inventor Matthew Lee Kemp

Matthew Lee Kemp 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: 9939083
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a faucet valve cartridge configured for use within a dual handle faucet. The valve cartridge includes an upper plate and a bottom plate received within a valve housing and configured to control fluid flow from an inlet to an outlet. The valve may include anti-water hammer port geometry to reduce turbulent flow and shut-off shock wave noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Kemp, Garry Robin Marty, Brian Alan Enlow
  • Publication number: 20160084403
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a faucet valve cartridge configured for use within a dual handle faucet. The valve cartridge includes an upper plate and a bottom plate received within a valve housing and configured to control fluid flow from an inlet to an outlet. The valve may include anti-water hammer port geometry to reduce turbulent flow and shut-off shock wave noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Kemp, Garry Robin Marty, Brian Alan Enlow
  • Patent number: 9234597
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a faucet valve cartridge configured for use within a dual handle faucet. The valve cartridge includes an upper plate and a bottom plate received within a valve housing and configured to control fluid flow from an inlet to an outlet. The valve may include anti-water hammer port geometry to reduce turbulent flow and shut-off shock wave noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Kemp, Garry Robin Marty, Brian Alan Enlow
  • Patent number: 8695625
    Abstract: A faucet assembly 10 including base 28 configured to be supported by a sink deck 12, a waterway 22 supported by the base 28, and a valve cartridge 18, 20 fluidly coupled to the waterway 112 way 22. A delivery spout 26 is illustratively supported by the base 28 and receives an outlet conduit 46 in fluid communication with the waterway 22.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Masco Corporation of Indiana
    Inventors: Garry R. Marty, Kurt J. Thomas, Brian A. Enlow, Brian Wayne Johnson, Matthew Lee Kemp
  • Publication number: 20140060686
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a faucet valve cartridge configured for use within a dual handle faucet. The valve cartridge includes an upper plate and a bottom plate received within a valve housing and configured to control fluid flow from an inlet to an outlet. The valve may include anti-water hammer port geometry to reduce turbulent flow and shut-off shock wave noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Kemp, Garry Robin Marty, Brian Alan Enlow
  • Publication number: 20110079307
    Abstract: A faucet assembly 10 including base 28 configured to be supported by a sink deck 12, a waterway 22 supported by the base 28, and a valve cartridge 18, 20 fluidly coupled to the waterway 112 way 22. A delivery spout 26 is illustratively supported by the base 28 and receives an outlet conduit 46 in fluid communication with the waterway 22.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Garry R. Marty, Kurt J. Thomas, Brian A. Enlow, Brian Wayne Johnson, Matthew Lee Kemp