Assignee: American Standard Inc.

Location: Piscataway, NJ
No. of patents: 171

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Number	Title	Issue Date
D497198	Faucet spout	10/12/2004
D496717	Faucet spout	09/28/2004
D493213	Faucet handle	07/20/2004
6728975	High performance flush valve assembly A flush valve assembly for a water tank of a water closet which includes a first valve member which can be secured to the water tank and has a base sleeve position including a radiused inlet to thereby increase the discharge coefficient of the valve opening. A secon...	05/04/2004
6715162	Toilet assembly A toilet includes a toilet bowl assembly having a toilet bowl and a trapway extending from the bottom of the toilet bowl to a sewage line. The toilet bowl has a rim channel provided along an upper perimeter portion thereof. In this toilet, the flush water flows thro...	04/06/2004
6647203	Air handler power distribution system A power distribution system for an air handler is reconfigureable by way of selectively connectable plug-in connectors. The air handler includes a blower associated with a first plug-in connector that is selectively connectable to a second plug-in connect...	11/11/2003
6626203	Sanitary mixing valve A sanitary mixing valve having two valve disks (1, 2) arranged in a cartridge casing (7), one of which is held in a rotationally fixed manner while the other can be moved by means of a driving element (4) provided on a spindle (3) is created, whereby the ...	09/30/2003
6601405	Single-pass, direct-fired generator for an absorption chiller A direct-fired generator for an absorption chiller includes an inner shell, in which combustion occurs, and an outer shell. The inner shell supports a tube bundle through which a first portion an absorption solution is conveyed. Combustion products makes ...	08/05/2003
6585484	Pivotal and removable door for an air handler An air handler enclosure having a pivotal door panel covers an access opening leading to a blower inside the enclosure. The door panel is held in engagement with the enclosure when the panel is fully open or closed. The panel can completely disengage the ...	07/01/2003
6459276	Rotor analyzer for an induction motor A rotor analyzer for an induction motor or generator checks and quantifies the integrity of a rotor that is not currently installed within its stator. The analyzer includes an electromagnetic coil that exposes the bars of a rotor to a pulsating magnetic f...	10/01/2002
6456473	Input overload protection for multiple input controller A current loop input overload protection system for a controller having multiple inputs includes zener diodes that limit the maximum voltage that can be applied to any input. If an electrical short of a temperature, pressure or humidity transducer forces ...	09/24/2002
6415195	Method and system for providing sufficient availability of manufacturing resources to meet unanticipated demand A system and method of scheduling demand for a manufacturing resource in response to a customer order for a product is provided. The system and method includes means for tracking scheduled finished goods orders, existing finished goods inventory, past due...	07/02/2002
6415194	Method and system for providing sufficient availability of manufacturing resources to meet unanticipated demand A system and method of scheduling demand for a manufacturing resource in response to a customer order for a product is provided. The system and method includes means for tracking scheduled finished goods orders, existing finished goods inventory, past due...	07/02/2002
6401485	Discharge refrigerant heater for inactive compressor line A refrigerant system includes two compressors that are independently activated to meet a variable cooling demand of a comfort zone or a process. For high cooling demands, both compressors are operated. However, for lower cooling demands, one compressor is...	06/11/2002
6398581	Bus connector and method for integrating electrical test points in the bus connector A system for electrically connecting electrical components. The system comprises a ribbon cable, a connector cap and a connector base. The connector cap includes a track area adapted to operably engage the ribbon cable, a cap alignment guide, and a cap or...	06/04/2002
6397118	Method and system for providing sufficient availability of manufacturing resources to meet unanticipated demand A system and method of scheduling demand for a manufacturing resource in response to a customer order for a product is provided. The system and method includes means for tracking scheduled finished goods orders, existing finished goods inventory, past due...	05/28/2002
6393332	Method and system for providing sufficient availability of manufacturing resources to meet unanticipated demand A system and method of scheduling demand for a manufacturing resource in response to a customer order for a product is provided. The system and method includes means for tracking scheduled finished goods orders, existing finished goods inventory, past due...	05/21/2002
6269494	System for the fixation of side panels on a bathtub support structure and the like In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a plurality of anchoring plates (50), each with a series of holes (52) positioned on the anterior face of the plate and at right angles to it, close together, capable of accommodating a fastening screw (53) i...	08/07/2001
6254354	Enhanced suction gas management in a refrigeration compressor A hermetic reciprocating compressor employs a motor end cap through which suction gas passes in heat exchange contact with the compressor drive motor enroute to the compressor. The end cap has a suction gas aperture and employs apparatus for preventing th...	07/03/2001
6237853	Sanitary fitting A sanitary fitting for attachment to a plumbing wall including a fitting body with a common supply housing, the common supply housing having an elongated shape with a hot water supply and a cold water supply which are positioned in a supply plane substant...	05/29/2001
6205808	Prevention of oil backflow from a screw compressor in a refrigeration chiller A screw compressor in a refrigeration chiller includes one or more baffles disposed in the compressor housing so as to intercept and redirect oil which may flow and/or be blown, under certain operating conditions, in an upstream direction against the stre...	03/27/2001
6206653	Internal oil filter element for refrigeration compressor A refrigeration unit having a compressor that includes a cast member, a cavity formed in the cast member, and an oil filter element dividing the cavity into an inlet cavity and an outlet cavity. An inlet port for directing the unfiltered oil into the inle...	03/27/2001
6202686	Faucet with one-piece manifold The present invention relates to a faucet which includes a one-piece manifold body and a swivel spout pivotably mounted on the body. The body preferably has first and second leg portions for accepting fluid flow therethrough. The faucet may also preferabl...	03/20/2001
6199399	Bi-directional refrigerant expansion and metering valve A bi-directional refrigerant metering and expansion valve. The bi-directional valve comprises a body; a short tube portion in the body, a heating inlet portion and a cooling inlet portion. The short tube portion includes a tubular portion having a short t...	03/13/2001
6185954	Tangential fan scroll and discharged diffuser design An air conditioning unit comprising: a housing having a first half and a second half; the first half of the housing containing an indoor heat exchange coil and a blower moving air through said coil from at least a housing inlet to a housing outlet. The bl...	02/13/2001
6176092	Oil-free liquid chiller A refrigeration chiller employs a centrifugal compressor the impellers of which are mounted on a shaft which is itself mounted for rotation using rolling element bearings lubricated only by the refrigerant which constitutes the working fluid of the chille...	01/23/2001
6170286	Oil return from refrigeration system evaporator using hot oil as motive force Oil is returned from the evaporator to the oil sump in a refrigeration chiller by directing the lubricant-liquid refrigerant mixture found in the chiller evaporator into heat exchange contact with relatively hotter system lubricant as such lubricant flows...	01/09/2001
6170098	Putty plate for faucet fixture A faucet fitting system having interchangeable components useable in both single handle and dual handle faucet fixtures. The component system is designed to allow the same putty plate with breast plate, waterway spout, aerator and mounting nuts to be used...	01/09/2001
6170271	Sizing and control of fresh air dehumidification unit A fresh air unit. The unit comprises: a housing having an airstream flowing therethrough; a pre-cooling portion, and dehumidification portion. The pre-cooling portion is located within the housing and reduces the temperature and specific humidity of a gas...	01/09/2001
6167713	Falling film evaporator having two-phase distribution system Efficient two-phase refrigerant mixture distribution is accomplished in a falling film evaporator by use of a refrigerant distributor disposed internal of the evaporator shell which overlies the evaporator tube bundle and which internally causes said two-...	01/02/2001
6161230	Putty plate for faucet fixture A faucet fitting system having interchangeable components useable in both single handle and dual handle faucet fixtures. The component system is designed to allow the same putty plate with breast plate, waterway spout, aerator and mounting nuts to be used...	12/19/2000
6161395	Liquid level sensor A sensor system. The system comprises a binary sensor issuing a signal representative of a first or second condition; sampling circuitry, operatively connected to the binary sensor, for monitoring the number of transitions between the first and second con...	12/19/2000
6155288	Fill valve A fill valve has a main valve with a valving surface contacted by a valve disk. A series of offset radial paths separated by a toroidal path permit free radial flow at full open and quiet tortuous flow as the valve closes. Removal of a cap permits access ...	12/05/2000
6152083	Compact gas fired water heater with improved combustion chamber A compact gas fired water heater is provided for recreational vehicles or the like, with higher recoveries and greater efficiencies resulting from increased heating surface and smoother flow of gases in the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber is co...	11/28/2000
6141979	Dual heat exchanger wheels with variable speed A refrigeration system includes a cooling coil and two variable speed heat exchanger wheels (an enthalpy wheel and a sensible wheel) whose rotational speeds are adjusted to control the humidity and temperature of a comfort zone as well as limit the minimu...	11/07/2000
6135744	Piston unloader arrangement for screw compressors A screw compressor employs a piston unloader disposed in a bore remote from the compressor's working chamber. Flow communication between the bore and working chamber is through a series of unloader ports. The unloader piston has an end portion of uniform ...	10/24/2000
6134120	Low profile circuit board mounting arrangement A board mount assembly. The assembly comprises a panel, a board mount and a circuit board. The panel is generally arranged in a plane. The board mount has an attachment portion operably connected to the panel and parallel thereto, and has a support portio...	10/17/2000
6131471	Liquid level sensor A sensor system. The system comprises a binary sensor issuing a signal representative of a first or second condition; sampling circuitry, operatively connected to the binary sensor, for monitoring the number of transitions between the first and second con...	10/17/2000
6126422	Tip seal for scroll type compressor and manufacturing method therefor A single piece tip seal for use in scroll compressors is produced using a polyetheretherkeytone base material injected into a mold having two ingates to the mold cavity....	10/03/2000
6122923	Charge control for a fresh air refrigeration system A refrigeration system comprising: a duct; a compressor having an inlet and an outlet; a reheat coil located in the duct and having an outlet and an inlet operatively connected to the compressor outlet; and a condenser having an outlet, and an inlet opera...	09/26/2000

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Assignee: American Standard Inc.