Patents by Inventor Venkata S. Krishnamurty

Venkata S. Krishnamurty 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).

  • Toilets with quick flush trapways
    Patent number: 7020908
    Abstract: A toilet has a trapway extending between a bowl opening and an outlet opening. The trapway defines a curved, preferably uniform circular cross-section water dam region above the bowl opening, a down leg, and a straight out leg between the down leg and the outlet opening. The down leg has a rearward slope where is located a horizontal baffle. The inclined down leg and horizontal baffle work in concert to prevent the back flow of air to a region above the dam as well as to facilitate rapid entrainment and evacuation of air below the dam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: William C. Kuru, Venkata S. Krishnamurty, Daniel N. Halloran, Patrick Ying-Te Liu, Sudip Mukerji
  • Toilets with quick flush trapways
    Publication number: 20040139538
    Abstract: A toilet has a trapway extending between a bowl opening and an outlet opening. The trapway defines a curved, preferably uniform circular cross-section water dam region above the bowl opening, a down leg, and a straight out leg between the down leg and the outlet opening. The down leg has a rearward slope where is located a horizontal baffle. The inclined down leg and horizontal baffle work in concert to prevent the back flow of air to a region above the dam as well as to facilitate rapid entrainment and evacuation of air below the dam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: William C. Kuru, Venkata S. Krishnamurty, Daniel N. Halloran, Patrick Ying-Te Liu, Sudip Mukerji