Patents by Inventor Nicholas Michael Lawrence ASHBY

Nicholas Michael Lawrence ASHBY 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).

  • Spray heads
    Patent number: 11504723
    Abstract: A spray head adapted for connection to a supply of fluid. The head includes a body to receive the supply of fluid and a number of conical mixing volumes, in fluid connection with the body and supply of fluid, each conical mixing volume having an outlet. Each conical mixing volume includes at least one first inlet for a flow of fluid into the conical mixing volume at an angle to a conical axis thereof, and at least one second inlet for a flow of fluid into the conical mixing volume substantially parallel to the conical axis. There is a valve disposed upstream of the conical mixing volumes, the valve adapted to divide and vary the supply of fluid flow between the at least one first inlet and the at least one second inlet, which in turn varies the output of the fluid from the outlet of the conical mixing volumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Methven Limited
    Inventors: Andrew John Grigor, Chad Robert Bauer, Stephen Mclay McCutcheon, Nicholas Michael Lawrence Ashby, Robert Nicholas Edward Bolus, Brett Band
  • IMPROVEMENTS IN, OR RELATING TO, SPRAY HEADS
    Publication number: 20200222918
    Abstract: A spray head adapted for connection to a supply of fluid. The head includes a body to receive the supply of fluid and a number of conical mixing volumes, in fluid connection with the body and supply of fluid, each conical mixing volume having an outlet. Each conical mixing volume includes at least one first inlet for a flow of fluid into the conical mixing volume at an angle to a conical axis thereof, and at least one second inlet for a flow of fluid into the conical mixing volume substantially parallel to the conical axis. There is a valve disposed upstream of the conical mixing volumes, the valve adapted to divide and vary the supply of fluid flow between the at least one first inlet and the at least one second inlet, which in turn varies the output of the fluid from the outlet of the conical mixing volumes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew John GRIGOR, Chad Robert BAUER, Stephen McLay MCCUTCHEON, Nicholas Michael Lawrence ASHBY, Robert Nicholas Edward BOLUS, Brett BAND