Patents by Inventor Niels J. Eilmus

Niels J. Eilmus 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: 9850643
    Abstract: One embodiment of the application relates to a sink assembly including a sink and a drain cover. The sink includes a basin and a projection provided in a bottom wall of the basin. The projection includes a first portion and a second portion that define a cavity and a drain opening. The first portion extends from the bottom wall at a first orientation and the second portion extends from the first portion at a second orientation that is different than the first orientation. The drain cover is installed into the cavity of the projection. The drain cover includes a base and at least one leg extending downward from a bottom surface of the base. The base has a top surface that is substantially coplanar with an upper surface of the bottom wall, and has an outer periphery that extends beyond an outer periphery of the drain opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Jason R. Miller
  • Patent number: 9775470
    Abstract: A sink accessory comprising a wire-form attachment structure and a supporting structure. The wire-form attachment structure is configured to be secured to a section of a divider of the sink to support the sink accessory. The attachment structure includes a base, a first leg, and a second leg spaced apart from the first leg. The supporting structure is coupled to and extends from one of the first and second legs. The supporting structure is also configured to extend offset from and adjacent to the divider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Jason R. Miller
  • Publication number: 20160174780
    Abstract: A dispenser for rolled sheet products includes a base and a spindle. The base includes a top surface that extends downward from an outer peripheral portion of the base toward a center portion of the base to define a frusto-conical shape. The spindle is coupled to the center portion of the base and is configured to support a rolled sheet product along a longitudinal direction. The top surface of the base is configured to engage a lower edge of an outermost sheet of the rolled sheet product to prevent the outermost sheet from unraveling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen James Bowen, Niels J. Eilmus
  • Patent number: D737595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Shawn J. Booth, James S. Giefer
  • Patent number: D742485
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Jason R. Miller
  • Patent number: D742486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Jason R. Miller
  • Patent number: D742487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Jason R. Miller
  • Patent number: D743013
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Jason R. Miller
  • Patent number: D745127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Jason R. Miller
  • Patent number: D747056
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Jason R. Miller
  • Patent number: D747057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Jason R. Miller
  • Patent number: D747058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Jason R. Miller
  • Patent number: D749870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Shawn J. Booth, James S. Giefer
  • Patent number: D760983
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Jason R. Miller
  • Patent number: D760984
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Jason R. Miller
  • Patent number: D761512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Jason R. Miller
  • Patent number: D767282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventor: Niels J. Eilmus
  • Patent number: D769424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Matthew Ryan Wegner
  • Patent number: RE46298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Terrence K. Mahon, Mary Reid
  • Patent number: D782018
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Niels J. Eilmus, Matthew Ryan Wegner