Patents by Inventor Milton D. Bennett

Milton D. Bennett 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).

  • Hot water cutoff safety valve for showers
    Patent number: 4480784
    Abstract: A hot-water safety valve for preventing scalding of children and invalids when cold water supply to a mixing valve for a shower is interrupted, includes a thermostatic cup freely resting on a perforate transverse platform in a supply pipe upstream from a shower nozzle when the water temperature exceeds a predetermined amount the thermostatic cup expands to constrict flow but always leaves a drip to permit flow of cooler water to be sensed and reset or re-open the valve for flow restoration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1984
    Inventor: Milton D. Bennett