Patents by Inventor William Peter Herring
William Peter Herring 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).
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Publication number: 20120111890Abstract: A container retainer (5) is provided in which a locking member (11) which can be mounted on the neck of a bottle (3) is itself rotatably held in a bore (8) of a body part (9). The body part (9) is mountable on a suitable surface, such as a wall. With such an arrangement, it is possible to secure the locking member (11) to the bottle (3) by rotation, without having to rotate the bottle (3) itself, or the body part (9). The container retainer (5) then will normally be wall mounted, to form a liquid dispenser to dispense liquid from the bottle (3) or other container (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventors: William Peter Herring, James Moore
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Patent number: 7775462Abstract: A spray device for use as a supplementary fluid output, having a mixing chamber for receiving and mixing fluid from two input supplies which supplies mixed fluid to a spray head through a flexible conduit. The relative proportions of input supplies received in the mixing chamber is controlled by a mix controller having a mix actuator which is connected to a mix valve associated with the mixing chamber by an upstanding rotatable sleeve. The spray device is mounted on a hole in a work surface by mounting means. The flexible conduit and the upstanding rotatable sleeve pass through the hole in the work surface and a bore in the mounting means. The mix controller may control the rate of fluid flow through the device.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2006Date of Patent: August 17, 2010Assignee: Hornbeam Ivy LimitedInventors: William Peter Herring, James Moore
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Patent number: 7607449Abstract: A mixer tap assembly is shown which has a mixing chamber for mixing fluids from two inputs, and a mix controller to control the ratio of fluid flow into the mixing chamber from the inputs. The mix controller includes a mix actuator which operates a mix control apparatus, such as a rotatable sleeve, which is connected to a mix valve apparatus associated with the mixing chamber. The mix actuator and a fluid outlet are mountable on or above a work surface via a mounting apparatus, while the mixing chamber is mountable below the work surface. Furthermore, the mix control apparatus and an output conduit, between the fluid outlet and the mixing chamber, pass through a bore in the mounting means, so minimizing the footprint of the mixer tap assembly on the work surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2006Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Hornbeam Ivy LimitedInventors: William Peter Herring, James Moore
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Publication number: 20080017258Abstract: A bridge mixer tap has two interconnected tap pillars and a spout extending from the interconnection. Each pillar has an inlet and an adjustable flow controller for controlling flow from the inlet. One pillar permits fluid flow to the spout via the interconnection, while the other pillar is sealed from the spout in the interconnection. Flow from each of the two inlets is channelled to a valve, which allows the mixed fluids from the two inlets to be directed either along the pillar that is in fluid communication with the spout or to a separate spray unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2007Publication date: January 24, 2008Inventors: William Peter HERRING, James Moore
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Patent number: 7320336Abstract: A plug which is insertable into a outlet from a vessel, to seal the vessel so that it may hold liquid. To prevent overflow, the plug has an in-built valve which automatically opens when it experiences a predetermined threshold pressure. The threshold pressure can be adjusted to cater for vessels of differing size.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2006Date of Patent: January 22, 2008Assignee: Hornbeam Ivy LimitedInventors: William Peter Herring, James Moore
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Publication number: 20070176023Abstract: A side spray has a hand-held spray unit connected via a manifold to two fluid input supplies. The manifold converts the two separate input supplies into a joint output supply, in which a first fluid feed is partitioned from a second fluid feed. The first and second fluid feeds are supplied to first and second input ports respectively of a mixing chamber located in the spray unit. Upon actuation of the side spray, fluid from the first and second fluid feeds can mix in the mixing chamber in the spray unit before being output. The mix ratio of the first and second fluid feeds may be adjustable.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2007Publication date: August 2, 2007Inventors: William Peter Herring, James Moore
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Patent number: 7090154Abstract: A tap has a flexible hose for delivering water and a support for the flexible hose. The support comprises a channel with an open mouth along its length. The flexible hose is removably mounted in the channel such that it is supported along at least the majority of its length and can be removed by lifting out of the mouth of the channel. When removed from its support the flexible hose extends the reach of the tap, and when mounted in the support it is kept in an orderly position where it does not interfere with e.g. washing and cooking. The tap can be wall or deck mounted. Preferably the channel is U-shaped and has a semi-circular cross section, which conforms to the shape of the hose. The hose may have a spray head at its distal end.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2003Date of Patent: August 15, 2006Assignee: Hornbeam Ivy LimitedInventor: William Peter Herring
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Publication number: 20030146307Abstract: A tap has a flexible hose for delivering water and a support for the flexible hose. The support comprises a channel with an open mouth along its length. The flexible hose is removably mounted in the channel such that it is supported along at least the majority of its length and can be removed by lifting out of the mouth of the channel. When removed from its support the flexible hose extends the reach of the tap, and when mounted in the support it is kept in an orderly position where it does not interfere with e.g. washing and cooking. The tap can be wall or deck mounted. Preferably the channel is U-shaped and has a semi-circular cross section, which conforms to the shape of the hose. The hose may have a spray head at its distal end.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2003Publication date: August 7, 2003Inventor: William Peter Herring
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Publication number: 20020158084Abstract: A dispenser has a pump assembly with a housing (16) containing a pump (18,19) reciprocatably driven by a pump head (12) to pump liquid from the inlet to the outlet (45) of the pump. A spout (28) extends from the housing (16) and has a dispenser outlet (26). Due to the reciprocation of the pump (18,19) the pump outlet (45) moves relative to the dispenser outlet and to permit such movement they are interconnected by a flexible tube (24). The dispenser may also have a container for containing the liquid to be dispensed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2002Publication date: October 31, 2002Inventors: William Peter Herring, Simon John Lapham, James Moore
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Patent number: D492393Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2003Date of Patent: June 29, 2004Assignee: Hornbeam Ivy LimitedInventors: William Peter Herring, James Moore
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Patent number: D494660Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2003Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Assignee: Hornbeam Ivy LimitedInventors: William Peter Herring, James Moore