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Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367363 | Sanitary conduit support systems Apparatus for supporting conduits within a sanitary environment. Some supports are configured so as to avoid the formation of surfaces that might collect dust, debris, cleaning fluids, etc. when installed. In one embodiment, the support includes a pair of opposing s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 6581214 | Spacer and shim assembly and process of elevating the water closet ring of a toilet bowl A system utilizing multiple spacer and shim elements that nest together to raise a closet ring to the height required for the particular floor being used in a given application for a toilet bowl installation. The nested spacer and shim elements are placed... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6155606 | Mounting ring for water closet coupling and method of installation A replaceable mounting ring is disclosed for use with a water closet coupling which is interposed between a water closet drain and a sewer pipe. The mounting ring fits on a channel in a flange near the inlet end of the water closet coupling. The mounting ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6070910 | Push-in closet flange A closet flange with a body portion having a tapered end and a plurality of grooves circumferentially disposed about the tapered end. The grooves increase in diameter in the upstream direction and are configured to receive an elastic O-ring. As the closet... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5862533 | Toilet sealing ring adapter assembly A toilet sealing ring adapter assembly for use in association with a toilet and a sewer pipe, the toilet sealing ring adapter assembly comprising: a flexible seal formed in a generally cylindrical configuration with a central aperture including coupling d... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5303430 | Conversion kit for adjusting the height of a flush toilet A spacer for a flush toilet is an insert block locatable between the base of a toilet pedestal and the floor. The spacer has a passage therethrough from top to bottom constituting a soil pipe extension and located to mate with the soil pipe and the toilet... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5018224 | Stackable soil pipe spacer flange A stackable self-aligning and self-sealing plastic spacer for extending a soil pipe flange to floor level to meet a toilet fixture has a ring-shaped spacer with a tapered inner collar protruding from its surface. The collar is received within the similarl... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4515398 | Device for elevating closet bowl An elevating device for a toilet closet bowl is disclosed in which an extender pipe having upper and lower flanges is provided, along with a support platform that embraces the extender pipe and onto which the lower rim of the toilet bowl may rest.... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4482161 | Toilet bowl gasket of rubberlike material having compressible concentric ridge rings on both sides A ringlike shaped resuable gasket of rubberlike material such as polyvinyl chloride capable of returning to its original shape for sealing the joint between a drainage pipe and a toilet bowl seals the toilet bowl horn at a central aperture sealing portion... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4470162 | Closet flange assembly A closet flange assembly for anchoring a water closet to a floor and sealingly connecting the water closet to a waste drain conduit. The closet flange assembly includes a drain body having a flange for attachment to the floor and to the water closet and h... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4212486 | Water closet protector stabilizer A water closet protector stabilizer of the type used to permanently affix plastic soil pipe into concrete slabs and to provide protection against the infusion of wet concrete into the pipe during the pouring of the slab can be constructed utilizing a coll... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4184702 | Waste drain coupling for plumbing fixtures An improved apparatus for securing, in fluid sealing relationship, the waste outlet of a plumbing fixture to a waste receiving pipe extending through and beyond a mounting structure, such as a wall or a floor, the waste receiving pipe having a radially-ex... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4161043 | Sealing mechanism for a liquid floor drain A sealing mechanism for a floor drain where an opening in the floor is located in the vicinity of a liquid drain conduit beneath the floor. The mechanism uses a connecting conduit which communicates with the drain conduit beneath the floor and includes a ... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4052759 | Floor-mounted anchor unit for toilets A floor-mounted anchor unit for toilets comprising---in association with an upstanding sewer pipe riser set before placement of the floor---a horizontal annular toilet attachment flange on the floor adjacent and in register with such riser, a horizontal a... | 10/11/1977 |
