Patents by Inventor Peter Michael Niess

Peter Michael Niess 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).

  • Valve with reinforcement ports and manually removable scrubber
    Patent number: 11391392
    Abstract: There is provided an irrigation valve with embedded rings for reinforcement of valve ports. The valve has a valve body and threaded flow paths, the flow paths including an outlet and an inlet on opposite sides of the valve body. Irrigation piping is attached to the inlet and to the outlet. The reinforcement rings at the inlet and the outlet prevent fracturing of the valve body and/or piping due to overtightening of the piping. Further provided is a scrubber for an irrigation valve. The scrubber and frees debris on a filter. The scrubber may be manually extracted for maintenance or replacement without the need for mechanical tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Michael Niess, Kevin James Markley, Leonard Francisco Challenger
  • Valve With Reinforcement Ports And Manually Removable Scrubber
    Publication number: 20190383418
    Abstract: There is provided an irrigation valve with embedded rings for reinforcement of valve ports. The valve has a valve body and threaded flow paths, the flow paths including an outlet and an inlet on opposite sides of the valve body. Irrigation piping is attached to the inlet and to the outlet. The reinforcement rings at the inlet and the outlet prevent fracturing of the valve body and/or piping due to overtightening of the piping. Further provided is a scrubber for an irrigation valve. The scrubber and frees debris on a filter. The scrubber may be manually extracted for maintenance or replacement without the need for mechanical tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Peter Michael Niess, Kevin James Markley, Leonard Francisco Challenger
  • Valve With Reinforcement Ports And Manually Removable Scrubber
    Publication number: 20190323625
    Abstract: There is provided an irrigation valve with embedded rings for reinforcement of valve ports. The valve has a valve body and threaded flow paths, the flow paths including an outlet and an inlet on opposite sides of the valve body. Irrigation piping is attached to the inlet and to the outlet. The reinforcement rings at the inlet and the outlet prevent fracturing of the valve body and/or piping due to overtightening of the piping. Further provided is a scrubber for an irrigation valve. The scrubber and frees debris on a filter. The scrubber may be manually extracted for maintenance or replacement without the need for mechanical tools.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Peter Michael Niess, Kevin James Markley, Leonard Francisco Challenger