Patents by Inventor Steven Howard Farra

Steven Howard Farra 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: 10974262
    Abstract: An irrigation device includes a body defining a fluid passage; a slider movably coupled to the body, wherein the slider includes a body defining a plurality of apertures and a plurality of projections extending away from the body; a plurality of flexible jets coupled longitudinally to the body, wherein the plurality of flexible jets receive fluid from the fluid passage, and wherein each jet is received by an aperture in the plurality of apertures of the slider; and a toggle rotatably coupled to the body and to the slider, wherein the toggle is rotatably coupled to the body in substantial alignment with the plurality of jets, and wherein rotation of the toggle in a first direction moves the slider to cause at least one projection of the slider to engage with at least one jet to adjust a position of the at least one jet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Fiskars Finland Oy Ab
    Inventors: Steven Howard Farra, Nicholas Vallo, Kalyan K. Vedantam
  • Publication number: 20180178238
    Abstract: An irrigation device includes a body defining a fluid passage; a slider movably coupled to the body, wherein the slider includes a body defining a plurality of apertures and a plurality of projections extending away from the body; a plurality of flexible jets coupled longitudinally to the body, wherein the plurality of flexible jets receive fluid from the fluid passage, and wherein each jet is received by an aperture in the plurality of apertures of the slider; and a toggle rotatably coupled to the body and to the slider, wherein the toggle is rotatably coupled to the body in substantial alignment with the plurality of jets, and wherein rotation of the toggle in a first direction moves the slider to cause at least one projection of the slider to engage with at least one jet to adjust a position of the at least one jet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Fiskars Oyj Abp
    Inventors: Steven Howard Farra, Nicholas Vallo, Kalyan K. Vedantam