Patents by Inventor William S. McKesson

William S. McKesson 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: 6997207
    Abstract: A water-heater pan includes a bottom wall for receiving the bottom of a water heater. The bottom wall defines a relatively narrow, arcuate flow receptacle extending continuously outwardly from a portion of the perimeter of the bottom wall. The flow receptacle defines a floor-drain outlet disposed completely through an area of the bottom wall. A continuous side wall extends integrally upwardly and divergently from the entire perimeter of the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Inventor: William S. McKesson
  • Publication number: 20030172603
    Abstract: A fire collar is adapted to inhibit flame propagation through a partition and be supported to the partition and around a pipe extending through a hole in the partition. The fire collar includes a non-combustible sleeve having a pair of opposed, open ends. The fire collar further includes a layer of expandable material carried on the inner circumferential surface of the sleeve. The layer is adapted to be constrained by the sleeve to expand radially inwardly toward the pipe to collapse the pipe in the event the temperature of the material is raised above a predetermined temperature. The layer and the collapsed pipe together form a physical barrier across the sleeve to block the hole. The fire collar further includes a removable, elastic, interference member adapted to be disposed about the outer circumference of the pipe and between the inner circumferential surface of the sleeve and the pipe to create an interference fit therebetween to retain the sleeve relative to the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventor: William S. McKesson