Patents by Inventor Thomas Spankowski

Thomas Spankowski 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).

  • Publication number: 20240295103
    Abstract: A seamless drain system includes a sink basin having sidewalls and a bottom wall, and a seamless drain sidewall extending contiguously and below the bottom wall. The drain sidewall terminates in an attachment bayonet. The attachment bayonet includes an annular flange for removably coupling to a drainpipe adaptor or a disposal system. The sidewall includes a fluid line attachment stem for coupling a fluid line directly to the sidewall and drain. Accessories, such as a rubber splashguard or strainer basket, can be used in combination with a spray ring that nests within the drain sidewall and is in fluid communication with the fluid line, can be incorporated into the seamless drain system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Erich SLOTHOWER, Todd LEONHARD, Kenneth Andrew KAPAL, Jason R. MILLER, Thomas Spankowski
  • Patent number: 10738454
    Abstract: A wall-hung toilet including a bowl, a water inlet chamber receiving water, a rim channel, a shroud surrounding at least a portion of the bowl, a rear mount, and a pocket. The rim channel is provided above the bowl and is fluidly connected to the water inlet chamber to receive the water. The rim channel includes an opening that introduces water into a rear portion of the bowl at an angle relative to vertical. The rear mount includes a mounting hole that is configured to connect the toilet to a wall via a fastener engaging the wall and the mounting hole. The pocket is formed in a side of the toilet and extends through the shroud to provide access to an interior side of the mounting hole from the side of the toilet, such that the fastener can be accessed through the pocket from the side of the toilet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Thomas Spankowski, Michael Bates, Rob Davis, Carl Barlett, John Zutz, Thomas C. Jorsch
  • Publication number: 20140259351
    Abstract: A wall-hung toilet including a bowl, a water inlet chamber receiving water, a rim channel, a shroud surrounding at least a portion of the bowl, a rear mount, and a pocket. The rim channel is provided above the bowl and is fluidly connected to the water inlet chamber to receive the water. The rim channel includes an opening that introduces water into a rear portion of the bowl at an angle relative to vertical. The rear mount includes a mounting hole that is configured to connect the toilet to a wall via a fastener engaging the wall and the mounting hole. The pocket is formed in a side of the toilet and extends through the shroud to provide access to an interior side of the mounting hole from the side of the toilet, such that the fastener can be accessed through the pocket from the side of the toilet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Thomas Spankowski, Michael Bates, Rob Davis, Carl Barlett, John Zutz, Thomas C. Jorsch