Patents by Inventor Walter R. Macie

Walter R. Macie 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: 4766961
    Abstract: In the representative embodiment described in the specification, a decorative quick-response sprinkler has a hollow body normally sealed at its outer end by a valve which is retained in position by a valve-retaining assembly. The valve-retaining assembly has locking balls which are held in engagement with a groove in the sprinkler body by a bevelled locking disc with a push rod engaging a eutectic material in a tubular temperature-sensing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1988
    Assignee: The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Walter R. Macie