Patents by Inventor Michael W. Sibley

Michael W. Sibley 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).

  • Manual toilet flushing apparatus with an odor reducing fresh water inlet valve assembly
    Patent number: 9404247
    Abstract: A manual toilet flushing apparatus including an integral inlet fresh water valve assembly (IIFWVA) and a waste water discharge pump assembly (WWDPA) operably isolated from the IIFWVA is provided to preclude waste water from contaminating pressurized fresh water (PFW). The IIFWVA includes a pressurized fresh water inlet port to receive the PFW, an inlet valve body defining an inlet valve cavity (IVC), a second plunger in communication with a first plunger to actuate a check valve to direct a flow of the PFW into the IVC, and an outlet port. The PFW flows through the outlet port to a rim of a toilet bowl. The WWDPA includes a waste water inlet port to receive waste water, a discharge pump body, and a connecting rod in communication with a retractable handle to actuate a piston in backward and forward directions to suction and discharge the waste water through a discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: RARITAN ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Vinod K Mehta, Michael W Sibley
  • Manual Toilet Flushing Apparatus With An Odor Reducing Fresh Water Inlet Valve Assembly
    Publication number: 20150225936
    Abstract: A manual toilet flushing apparatus including an integral inlet fresh water valve assembly (IIFWVA) and a waste water discharge pump assembly (WWDPA) operably isolated from the IIFWVA is provided to preclude waste water from contaminating pressurized fresh water (PFW). The IIFWVA includes a pressurized fresh water inlet port to receive the PFW, an inlet valve body defining an inlet valve cavity (IVC), a second plunger in communication with a first plunger to actuate a check valve to direct a flow of the PFW into the IVC, and an outlet port. The PFW flows through the outlet port to a rim of a toilet bowl. The WWDPA includes a waste water inlet port to receive waste water, a discharge pump body, and a connecting rod in communication with a retractable handle to actuate a piston in backward and forward directions to suction and discharge the waste water through a discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Vinod K. Mehta, Michael W. Sibley