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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8020581 | Secondary drainage funnel for a laundry box A secondary drainage funnel for use in combination with a laundry box having a bottom wall with a drain opening formed therein includes a generally hollow body having an upper end and a lower end. The upper end includes an inlet opening for receiving a secondary dra... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7896024 | Backpressure relief valve A sillcock for supplying varying amounts of water at various temperatures includes a backpressure relief valve for relieving backpressure in the sillcock. The sillcock includes a sillcock tube and a valve body attached to the sillcock tube. A cartridge assembly is p... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7735511 | Modular laundry box assembly A modular utility box system includes separate supply and drain boxes. The supply box has at least one supply opening and the drain box has a drain opening but no supply openings. The supply and drain boxes are interconnectable by a generally U-shaped clip having le... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7690394 | Hot cold water supply crossover manifold A crossover manifold system for hot and cold water faucet pairs arranged back to back on opposite sides of a partition, the system comprising a pair of manifold tubes, wherein each tube comprises a central section; a first intermediate section and a second intermedi... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7614419 | Universal washing machine outlet box A washing machine outlet box includes a housing having a bottom wall containing multiple openings and two valve mount inserts insertable into selective openings for supporting water shut off valves therein. The two valve mount inserts may be individual valve mount i... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7607453 | Non-freeze wall hydrant A freezeless hydrant having an inlet and outlet, the hydrant including an elongated pipe connecting a valve to an operator. A stem has a length and has a first end engaged with operator threads and a second end carrying a stopper portion of the valve. A portion of t... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7565912 | Frost-proof exterior-wall valve A frost-proof valve includes a main valve. The main valve opens a fluid connection between an inflow opening and a discharge opening through a connecting channel in an open position and blocks the channel in a closed position. An actuating mechanism switches the mai... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7533686 | Mixing sillcock In one embodiment, a frost-free sillcock is provided. The sillcock has a single handle which rotates to control the temperature of the discharged fluid. The handle also moves axially toward and away from a mounting surface to control the volume of fluid discharged f... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7469711 | Water supply pass-through apparatus A pair of specially designed plates that are mounted to the framing of a screened enclosure, enabling the installation of a hose bib and hose bib to garden hose adapter, providing a water supply through the screen of the enclosure. This provides a garden hose connec... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7458389 | Bracket system for securing a single-lever-valves and associated water pipework to a support board A bracket system for securing one or two single-lever-valves and associated water pipes to a support board. In one embodiment of the invention, a bracket system includes first and second female tongues, and a male tongue. The female and male tongues work can be orie... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7426937 | Bracket system for securing single-lever-valves and associated water pipework to a support board located inside a wall A bracket system for securing one or two single-lever-valves and associated water pipes to a support board located inside a wall. ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7360553 | Modular utility box system A modular utility box system includes separate supply and drain boxes. The supply box has at least one supply opening and the drain box has a drain opening but no supply openings. The supply and drain boxes are interconnectable by a generally U-shaped clip having le... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357148 | Prefabricated in-wall water service box A prefabricated in-wall water service box with a five sided deep drawn stainless steel enclosure that has an open side with a reservoir lip and three closed sides integral with a top and bottom so that a reservoir is formed that is drained through a drain hole into ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353840 | Split nut for outlet box installation An internally threaded split nut having an arcuate gap defining an opening large enough to pass over the outside diameter of a first tubular conduit or elongate rod section from the side, the split nut then being coaxially alignable and threadedly engageable with a ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7343923 | Utility hot and cold water mixing system The present invention is directed to a utility hot and cold water mixing system consisting of three components, a hot water Y-coupler with a flow control ball valve on one side, a central Y-coupler with a flow control ball valve and a cold water Y-coupler on the oth... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7314210 | Gas-socket outlet A gas socket is to be provided which can be used for surface installation. The final installation of the gas socket must still be possible after the construction of the installation site has been fully completed. Replacement of the externally visible area of the gas... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308907 | Induction flush device The present invention discloses an induction flush device connecting water supply and a toilet bowl. The induction flush device includes a tank, a fixing board, a flush valve set and a panel. The panel is mounted on a side of the tank. The flush valve set is mounted... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306012 | Retractable hose extension for a vacuum A retractable hose extension for a vacuum having an expandable hose within a containment structure, a first coupling at the first end of the hose and in the first end of the containment structure for connecting the hose to a vacuum, a valve at the second end of the ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7293436 | Water supply assembly of washing machine An improved water supply assembly for a washing machine is provided which prevents breakage of a water supply hose due to freezing. The water supply assembly includes a detergent box assembly provided in a cabinet so as to communicate with a tub of the washing machi... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290376 | Wall device for fittings A wall device for supporting fittings includes a plurality of horizontal and vertical uprights (2), which can be assembled together to form the wall device. The horizontal and vertical uprights are mutually coupled together by at least one first adjustable fi... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270144 | Universal washing machine outlet box A washing machine outlet box includes a housing having a bottom wall containing multiple openings and two valve mount inserts insertable into selective openings for supporting water shut off valves therein. The two valve mount inserts may be individual valve mount i... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267138 | Manifold cabinet A manifold cabinet includes an enclosure having a back wall, a top wall, a pair of side walls, at least two partition walls, a center opening and at least two outside edge openings. The partition walls have a plurality of openings and are attached within the enclosu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255125 | Housing for gas regulator and gauges A housing (10) for mounting on a mounting surface and for supporting and protectively enclosing a regulator (12) and one or more gauges (14,16) associated with providing, controlling, and monitoring a flow of gas from a pressurized gas supply, s... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252117 | Reusable stub-out cover A stub-out cover for protecting the outer surface of a stub-out line. The stub-out cover includes a substantially rigid, molded tubular member open at one end and closed at the other end. A plurality of flexible tab members extend from the inner wall of the tubular ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241952 | Hinged weatherproof electrical box cover The present invention is directed to a weatherproof electrical outlet box assembly for shielding and protecting electrical components from moisture including a faceplate for attaching to an outlet box, the faceplate being substantially planar, and perimetrically bou... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237568 | Fire-control sprinkler riser systems A fire-control riser system that provides a multi-function unitary valve system including providing pressure test, pressure relief, and drain/test fluid flow capability for fire-control sprinkler systems. Furthermore, the fire-control riser system comprises an enclo... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231831 | Manifold valve and pressure transducer assembly An assembly for measuring differential pressures includes a manifold valve and pressure transducer assembly including two pressure transducers. The manifold valve includes two pressure inlet ports and two pressure outlet ports that communicate through the manifold's... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225940 | Oil shield dispenser A device for protecting the surface of homes and surrounding soil from heating oil spillage during the filling process of a heating oil tank that is stored inside of or underneath the home. The device catches any spilled oil thereby protecting the home and preventin... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226003 | Rotary drive sprinkler with flow control and shut off valve in nozzle housing A flow shut off or throttling valve is provided in a sprinkler nozzle housing to enable a nozzle to be changed without having to turn off a flow pressure source. The valve intersects a flow path through the nozzle housing and has an opening such that when the openin... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210493 | Faucet assembly mounting apparatus A mounting apparatus for a faucet assembly that includes a mounting plate and a backing plate that clampingly attach to a surface such as a sink, bathtub, countertop or shower wall. The surface includes a large opening through which a user may access the hot and col... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204267 | Modular rough-in plumbing accessary The modular plumbing accessary utilizes an open sided box secured during rough-in to and between exposed wall studs. A unitary water pipe and anti-hammer assembly is connected to the box with only an outlet pipe exposed in the box interior. The water inlet pipe and ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198059 | Apparatus and system for retrofitting water control valves A water control fixture having an operating valve and a thermostatically controlled bypass valve disposed in the fixture for bypassing water away from the fixture until the water temperature reaches a desired level. When pressurized water from the hot water heater r... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191794 | Mixing valve mounting assembly An assembly for mounting a tub/shower mixing valve onto a fiberglass shower stall wall. The assembly comprises a valve mounting sleeve and a locking plate that helps secure the mounting sleeve to the shower stall wall. Alternatively, the mounting sleeve may be secur... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185670 | Wall faucet An improved wall faucet, which is to put through the locking ends on both sides of water faucet to connect the locking units and position the water faucet on the shutter of the granite counter; in addition, the locking screw cap would be jointed closely with the non... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7180026 | Device for a reverse vending machine for bottles and cans In a reverse vending machine the feed opening (22) in the front cover (14), for bottles and cans, is without a fixed connection to pipework, etc. At the same time, an opening (26) for emptying remnants is formed in the front cover (14), i... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178557 | CPVC drain waste and vent fittings A drain, waste and vent (“DWV”) fitting is made from chlorinated polyvinyl chloride. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175158 | Tub valve having versatile mounting structure A valve assembly for installation into deck-mounted tubs includes a valve body, a top plate that engages with the valve body, a bottom plate, and an adjustment member that bears against the valve body and engages with the bottom plate. The adjustment member is acces... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175207 | Connecting element for mechanically connecting components The invention relates to a connecting element for efficiently connecting components and subassemblies with the most diverse configurations to wall, ceiling and floor surfaces of buildings or frames. The connecting element has two coupling halves (1a... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168450 | Valve adapter An adaptive fitting for valves. The adaptive fitting has a fitting body having a first end and a second end. The fitting body defines an inner passageway extending from the first end of the fitting to the second end. The fitting is provided with a valve-engaging por... | 01/30/2007 |
