Patents by Inventor Ryan A. Saunders

Ryan A. Saunders 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).

  • Automatically locking shower arm joint
    Patent number: 10730061
    Abstract: A coupling for fluid pathways, such as for use in connecting showerheads to a fluid source. The coupling includes a fixed member, a movable member rotatably connected to the fixed member, and a locking assembly connected to the fixed member and received within the movable member. In response to a rotational force exceeding a predetermined threshold the locking assembly permits rotation of the movable member relative to the fixed member and when the rotational force drops below the predetermined threshold, the locking assembly prevents rotation of the movable member to the fixed member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.
    Inventors: Preston Peterson, Ryan A. Saunders, Kenneth A. Hair
  • AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING SHOWER ARM JOINT
    Publication number: 20160097476
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes an embodiment of a coupling for fluid pathways, such as for use in connecting showerheads to a fluid source. The coupling includes a fixed member, a movable member rotatably connected to the fixed member, and a locking assembly connected to the fixed member and received within the movable member. In response to a rotational force exceeding a predetermined threshold the locking assembly permits rotation of the movable member relative to the fixed member and when the rotational force drops below the predetermined threshold, the locking assembly prevents rotation of the movable member to the fixed member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Preston Peterson, Ryan A. Saunders, Kenneth A. Hair