Patents by Inventor Russell A. Ferqueron

Russell A. Ferqueron 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).

  • Disposal splash guard
    Patent number: 11512459
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disposal splash guard that enables water flowing into the disposal splash guard to be directed through peripheral openings in the disposal splash guard. The disposal splash guard comprises a body and a baffle. A size of the peripheral openings is operable to direct water flowing into the disposal splash guard through the peripheral openings in the baffle. At least one of a shape of the body and a shape of the baffle is operable to direct water flowing into the disposal splash guard through the peripheral openings in the baffle. At least one of a size of the peripheral openings, a shape of the body, and a shape of the baffle is operable to direct at least ten percent of water flowing into the disposal splash guard through the peripheral openings in the baffle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Fortune Brands Water Innovations LLC
    Inventors: John R. Bohlen, Russell A. Ferqueron, Kevin A. Lumby, Christopher W. McDonald, Christian R. Rasmussen
  • Disposal with above sink installation
    Patent number: 11280075
    Abstract: A disposal with above sink installation where the disposal can be inserted through a drain opening in a basin from above the basin. The disposal includes a housing, a grind assembly, a motor assembly, and a mount assembly. The mount assembly is operable to mount the housing to the drain opening in the basin. The mount assembly includes a flange and a securing mechanism. A diameter of the outer surface of the housing is less than a diameter of the drain opening in the basin. The housing is operable to be inserted through the drain opening in the basin from the top surface of the floor of the basin. The housing is operable to be secured to the drain opening in the basin from the bottom surface of the floor of the basin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: FB Global Plumbing Group LLC
    Inventors: Russell A. Ferqueron, Kevin A. Lumby, Eric J. Tonissen, Mark R. Vogliano
  • DISPOSAL SPLASH GUARD
    Publication number: 20210381212
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disposal splash guard that enables water flowing into the disposal splash guard to be directed through peripheral openings in the disposal splash guard. The disposal splash guard comprises a body and a baffle. A size of the peripheral openings is operable to direct water flowing into the disposal splash guard through the peripheral openings in the baffle. At least one of a shape of the body and a shape of the baffle is operable to direct water flowing into the disposal splash guard through the peripheral openings in the baffle. At least one of a size of the peripheral openings, a shape of the body, and a shape of the baffle is operable to direct at least ten percent of water flowing into the disposal splash guard through the peripheral openings in the baffle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: John R. Bohlen, Russell A. Ferqueron, Kevin A. Lumby, Christopher W. McDonald, Christian R. Rasmussen
  • Disposal with sensor and light system
    Patent number: 11097279
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disposal with sensor and light system where a sensor detects a presence of a user in one area near the disposal and a light illuminates another area near the disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: FB Global Plumbing Group LLC
    Inventors: Mark S. Bors, Russell A. Ferqueron, Kevin A. Lumby, Thomas Joseph Manion, Stephen R. Norgrove
  • DISPOSAL WITH ABOVE SINK INSTALLATION
    Publication number: 20200270855
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disposal with above sink installation where the disposal can be inserted through a drain opening in a basin from above the basin. The disposal includes a housing, a grind assembly, a motor assembly, and a mount assembly. The mount assembly is operable to mount the housing to the drain opening in the basin. The mount assembly includes a flange and a securing mechanism. A diameter of the outer surface of the housing is less than a diameter of the drain opening in the basin. The housing is operable to be inserted through the drain opening in the basin from the top surface of the floor of the basin. The housing is operable to be secured to the drain opening in the basin from the bottom surface of the floor of the basin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Russell A. Ferqueron, Kevin A. Lumby, Eric J. Tonissen, Mark R. Vogliano
  • DISPOSAL WITH SENSOR AND LIGHT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190308198
    Abstract: The present invention provides a disposal with sensor and light system where a sensor detects a presence of a user in one area near the disposal and a light illuminates another area near the disposal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Mark S. Bors, Russell A. Ferqueron, Kevin A. Lumby, Thomas Joseph Manion, Stephen R. Norgrove