Patents by Inventor Zack Blackmon, III

Zack Blackmon, III 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).

  • Flush valve hydrogenerator
    Patent number: 8698333
    Abstract: A power generating device for use with a plumbing fixture includes: a volute configured to receive water from a water supply pipe; a stator having a plurality of blades positioned around a circumference thereof positioned within the volute; a rotor positioned within the stator; and a generator coupled to the rotor. The volute directs substantially all of the water received from the water supply pipe in a circumferential direction through the plurality of blades of the stator to the rotor, thereby causing the rotor to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Zurn Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Glasser, Scott Grace, Steven R. Jones, John Kevin Schoolcraft, Robert Hill, John Bartee, Zack Blackmon, III
  • Flush Valve Hydrogenerator
    Publication number: 20110071698
    Abstract: A power generating device for use with a plumbing fixture includes: a volute configured to receive water from a water supply pipe; a stator having a plurality of blades positioned around a circumference thereof positioned within the volute; a rotor positioned within the stator; and a generator coupled to the rotor. The volute directs substantially all of the water received from the water supply pipe in a circumferential direction through the plurality of blades of the stator to the rotor, thereby causing the rotor to rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: ZURN INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jamie Glasser, Scott Grace, Steven R. Jones, John Kevin Schoolcraft, Robert Hill, John Bartee, Zack Blackmon, III