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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146308 | Floor drain support plate A drain support plate adapted to fasten to a receptacle body of a drain. The support plate includes a body having an inner surface and an outer surface and defining a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the body defines a peripheral edge and the... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141177 | Carrier for wall mounted toilets A carrier or support system for a wall mounted toilet for adequately supporting the weight of a user. A first support assembly has a faceplate, spaced-apart pedestals, two washer plates, a fitting member, a coupling, a first fastener for allowing vertical movement b... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8113225 | Flush valve actuator for low-flow urinal A flush valve actuator includes a valve body having an inlet and an outlet and a passage therebetween. A diaphragm is disposed within the passage and is movable between two positions so as to control a flow of fluid between the inlet and the outlet. A variable flow ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8006449 | Drain support plate/under-deck clamp A drain support plate for mounting and securing a drain assembly to a deck in a building structure. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997038 | Floor drain support plate A floor drain support plate for mounting and securing a floor drain to a floor structure. The support plate includes a body defining a first portion and a second portion, wherein the body has an inner surface and an outer surface. The first portion of the body defin... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7958686 | Drain body support pan A drain support pan assembly has a drain body support pan which has a rectangular-shaped body connected to a rectangular-shaped drain receptacle body for use in floor drains. The distance between the support pan and receptacle body can be adjusted according to the d... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7922147 | Diaphragm with segmented insert A flush valve diaphragm of a flush valve includes a body having a segmented insert within a flexible body portion and a central passageway. The body further includes a peripheral sealing portion with the flexible body portion within the peripheral sealing portion. T... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7905250 | Dual chamber adapter An adapter for use in association with upstream and downstream portions of a piping system is disclosed. The adapter includes a first chamber having an inlet adapted to receive fluid therethrough, an outlet adapted to expel fluid therefrom, and a sidewall extending ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7866911 | Slotted drain A slotted drain having a first channeled half having a first engaging structure and a second channeled half having a second engaging structure mating within the first engaging structure is disclosed. The first channeled half can define a cantilever snap-fit recess a... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7828005 | Freezeless hydrant A freezeless hydrant includes an operating screw positioned within a head member, an operating coupling mating with the operating screw, an operating rod coupled to the operating coupling and a plug and a valve seat. Movement of the operating rod in one direction di... | 11/09/2010 |
| D627037 | Flush valve casing | 11/09/2010 |
| 7802586 | Vacuum breaker A vacuum breaker that includes a substantially cylindrical tubular body having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end has a rim extending away from the body and a ledge extending axially away from the rim thus defining an L-shaped profile. A retainer be... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7784483 | Backflow preventer A backflow preventer that generally includes a modular fluid arrangement having a modular strut, a one-piece modular cage, a relief valve fluidly connected to the modular cage, and at least one in-line check valve removably housed in the modular cage. In operation, ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784242 | Drain support plate/under-deck clamp A drain support plate for mounting and securing a drain assembly to a deck in a building structure. ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7658043 | Clamp collar design A floor drain having a drain body that receives a rotatable frame with a grate. The orientation of the grate and frame about an axis of the drain body may be adjusted by rotating the frame relative to the drain body and clamping the frame in the desired orientation.... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7636957 | Urinal An oil-based odor trap arrangement for a waterless urinal including (a) a bell trap tube received within a cavity situated in a lower portion of the waterless urinal, wherein one end of the tube is adapted to be removably attached to the cavity; and (b) a strainer h... | 12/29/2009 |
| D606631 | Faucet body | 12/22/2009 |
| 7588392 | Removable grate A two-part grate assembly for a channeled drain trough. The grate assembly has a grate frame that receives a removable grate section. The grate frame has lugs with vertical projections extending therefrom that define securing recesses that assist in aligning and sec... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7516938 | Flush valve diaphragm orifice insert and rib design A diaphragm assembly for use in conventional diaphragm-type flush valves includes a flexible diaphragm body having a first side and a second side and a bypass orifice filter insert defined in the diaphragm body. The second side of the diaphragm body includes an annu... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7516754 | Flush valve diaphragm A flush valve diaphragm that includes a body portion and a peripheral sealing portion. The body portion is flexible and has a central passageway. The peripheral portion includes an integral filter, an exit chamber, and a bypass arrangement, such that water flowing t... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7481413 | Flush actuator assembly and method therefor A flush actuator assembly is adapted to fit existing valve bodies. The flush actuator assembly includes a plunger rod which is capable of displacing the relief valve post more or less to adjust the flow of water through the flush valve during a single flush. The rel... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7434593 | Double check valve assembly A double check valve that generally includes a modular fluid casing having a main housing, a one-piece modular cage, and at least one in-line check valve removably housed in the modular cage. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| D573694 | Flushometer casing | 07/22/2008 |
| 7395834 | Hydrant box The present invention is a wall hydrant box having a unitary front plate welded onto a front portion of the wall hydrant box. The unitary front plate is sufficiently sized to allow a ring or any other such structure to be mounted to a rear portion of the wall hydran... | 07/08/2008 |
| D568715 | Handle | 05/13/2008 |
