Patents by Inventor Robert Diplacido
Robert Diplacido 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).
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Publication number: 20230265664Abstract: A trench drain includes a trench, a grating seat and a grating hingedly connected to the trench. The trench has a base wall with peripheral side walls extending upwardly therefrom and an outwardly-extending peripheral flange. The grating seat is configured to receive the grating. The peripheral side walls of the trench have a pair of opposing elongated slots formed therein and the grating has a pair of posts on opposing ends thereof. Each of the pair of posts on the grating are received in a respective one of the pair of opposing elongated slots of the trench to establish an axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: David M. Gomo, Robert A. DiPlacido, Jaroslaw J. Plachotnik, Jason E. Morris
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Patent number: 11674320Abstract: A trench drain includes a trench, a grating seat and a grating hingedly connected to the trench. The trench has a base wall with peripheral side walls extending upwardly therefrom and an outwardly-extending peripheral flange. The grating seat is configured to receive the grating. The peripheral side walls of the trench have a pair of opposing elongated slots formed therein and the grating has a pair of posts on opposing ends thereof. Each of the pair of posts on the grating are received in a respective one of the pair of opposing elongated slots of the trench to establish an axis of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Zurn Industries, LLCInventors: David M. Gomo, Robert A. DiPlacido, Jaroslaw J. Plachotnik, Jason E. Morris
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Publication number: 20210230886Abstract: A trench drain includes a trench, a grating seat and a grating hingedly connected to the trench. The trench has a base wall with peripheral side walls extending upwardly therefrom and an outwardly-extending peripheral flange. The grating seat is configured to receive the grating. The peripheral side walls of the trench have a pair of opposing elongated slots formed therein and the grating has a pair of posts on opposing ends thereof. Each of the pair of posts on the grating are received in a respective one of the pair of opposing elongated slots of the trench to establish an axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: David M. Gomo, Robert A. DiPlacido, Jaroslaw J. Plachotnik, Jason E. Morris
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Patent number: 10975583Abstract: A trench drain includes a trench, a grating seat and a grating hingedly connected to the trench. The trench has a base wall with peripheral side walls extending upwardly therefrom and an outwardly-extending peripheral flange. The grating seat is configured to receive the grating. The peripheral side walls of the trench have a pair of opposing elongated slots formed therein and the grating has a pair of posts on opposing ends thereof. Each of the pair of posts on the grating are received in a respective one of the pair of opposing elongated slots of the trench to establish an axis of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: David M. Gomo, Robert A. DiPlacido, Jaroslaw J. Plachotnik, Jason E. Morris
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Publication number: 20200173179Abstract: A trench drain includes a trench, a grating seat and a grating hingedly connected to the trench. The trench has a base wall with peripheral side walls extending upwardly therefrom and an outwardly-extending peripheral flange. The grating seat is configured to receive the grating. The peripheral side walls of the trench have a pair of opposing elongated slots formed therein and the grating has a pair of posts on opposing ends thereof. Each of the pair of posts on the grating are received in a respective one of the pair of opposing elongated slots of the trench to establish an axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: David M. Gomo, Robert A. DiPlacido, Jaroslaw J. Plachotnik, Jason E. Morris
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Patent number: 10570628Abstract: A trench drain includes a trench, a grating seat and a grating hingedly connected to the trench. The trench has a base wall with peripheral side walls extending upwardly therefrom and an outwardly-extending peripheral flange. The grating seat is configured to receive the grating. The peripheral side walls of the trench have a pair of opposing elongated slots formed therein and the grating has a pair of posts on opposing ends thereof. Each of the pair of posts on the grating are received in a respective one of the pair of opposing elongated slots of the trench to establish an axis of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: David M. Gomo, Robert A. DiPlacido, Jaroslaw J. Plachotnik, Jason E. Morris
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Publication number: 20190169860Abstract: A trench drain includes a trench, a grating seat and a grating hingedly connected to the trench. The trench has a base wall with peripheral side walls extending upwardly therefrom and an outwardly-extending peripheral flange. The grating seat is configured to receive the grating. The peripheral side walls of the trench have a pair of opposing elongated slots formed therein and the grating has a pair of posts on opposing ends thereof. Each of the pair of posts on the grating are received in a respective one of the pair of opposing elongated slots of the trench to establish an axis of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: David M. Gomo, Robert A. DiPlacido, Jaroslaw J. Plachotnik, Jason E. Morris
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Patent number: 10240351Abstract: A trench drain includes a trench and a grating hingedly connected to the trench. The trench has a base wall with peripheral side walls extending upwardly therefrom and the trench defines a trench volume therein. The peripheral side walls of the trench have a pair of opposing elongated slots formed therein and the grating has a pair of posts on opposing ends thereof. Each of the pair of posts on the grating are received in a respective one of the pair of opposing elongated slots of the trench.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Zurn Industries, LLCInventors: David M. Gomo, Robert A. DiPlacido, Jaroslaw J. Plachotnik, Jason E. Morris
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Patent number: 10060114Abstract: A detachable handle assembly for lifting and transporting a faceplate of a closet carrier system for a water closet includes a handle body; at least one arm extending from the handle body; at least one hook extending from the at least one arm; and at least one latch movably attached to the at least one arm proximate to the at least one hook.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2015Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Zurn Industries, LLCInventors: Jason E. Morris, Robert DiPlacido, Vitaliy Lisichenko
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Publication number: 20170356195Abstract: A trench drain includes a trench and a grating hingedly connected to the trench. The trench has a base wall with peripheral side walls extending upwardly therefrom and the trench defines a trench volume therein. The peripheral side walls of the trench have a pair of opposing elongated slots formed therein and the grating has a pair of posts on opposing ends thereof. Each of the pair of posts on the grating are received in a respective one of the pair of opposing elongated slots of the trench.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: David M. Gomo, Robert A. DiPlacido, Jaroslaw J. Plachotnik, Jason E. Morris
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Patent number: 9777489Abstract: An elevator trench drain includes a trench and a drain passageway. The trench has a base wall with peripheral side walls extending upwardly therefrom to define a trench volume therein. The drain passageway extends downwardly from the base wall of the trench and places the trench volume in fluid communication with a lower opening of the drain passageway. The drain passageway has a first section proximate the base wall defining a first cross-sectional area and a second section distal the base wall defining a second cross-sectional area. The second cross-sectional area is less than the first cross-sectional area and this reduction in cross-sectional area produces a head pressure that increases the flow out of the lower opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Zurn Industries, LLCInventors: David M. Gomo, Robert A. DiPlacido, Jaroslaw J. Plachotnik, Jason E. Morris
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Publication number: 20170241145Abstract: An elevator trench drain includes a trench and a drain passageway. The trench has a base wall with peripheral side walls extending upwardly therefrom to define a trench volume therein. The drain passageway extends downwardly from the base wall of the trench and places the trench volume in fluid communication with a lower opening of the drain passageway. The drain passageway has a first section proximate the base wall defining a first cross-sectional area and a second section distal the base wall defining a second cross-sectional area. The second cross-sectional area is less than the first cross-sectional area and this reduction in cross-sectional area produces a head pressure that increases the flow out of the lower opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2016Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: David M. Gomo, Robert A. DiPlacido, Jaroslaw J. Plachotnik, Jason E. Morris
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Publication number: 20160097191Abstract: A detachable handle assembly for lifting and transporting a faceplate of a closet carrier system for a water closet includes a handle body; at least one arm extending from the handle body; at least one hook extending from the at least one arm; and at least one latch movably attached to the at least one arm proximate to the at least one hook.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: April 7, 2016Inventors: Jason E. Morris, Robert DiPlacido, Vitaliy Lisichenko
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Publication number: 20160090726Abstract: A coupling assembly for a closet carrier system for a water closet includes a central pipe member having a first end and a second end, and an interior surface defining a hollow interior; an adapter member separate from the central pipe member and connected to the second end of the central pipe member, the adapter having an interior surface defining a hollow interior and configured to adjustably connect the coupling assembly to a faceplate of the system; and a horn coupling member configured to be connected to the first end of the central pipe member. At least the hollow interior of the central pipe member and the hollow interior of the adapter member form an internal passage of the coupling assembly. The horn coupling member is configured to be connected to a water closet to place the internal passage of the coupling assembly in fluid communication with the water closet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: William A. Verdecchia, Jason E. Morris, Vitaliy Lisichenko, Robert DiPlacido
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Publication number: 20150292662Abstract: A drain assembly includes a drain body connected to a drain pipe such that the drain body is in fluid communication with the drain pipe and a cover that is operatively connected to the drain body in a position over the drain body. The cover is configured to at least partially define a void in a poured concrete slab over the drain body. The cover includes a top, a bottom, and at least one perimetrical sidewall that defines at least one perimetrical surface of the cover. At least one layer of a release material is applied to the at least one perimetrical surface of the cover to prevent poured concrete from adhering to the cover. The bottom of the cover includes a non-threaded attachment mechanism for operatively connecting the cover to the drain body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2014Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: Zum Industries, LLCInventors: Christopher A. Majocka, Douglas R. Wroblewski, William A. Verdecchia, Patrick Slater, Robert Diplacido
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Patent number: D787028Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Zurn Industries, LLCInventors: David M. Gomo, Robert A. DiPlacido, Jaroslaw J. Plachotnik, Jason E. Morris