Quotables
"That’s an amazing invention, but who would ever want to use one of them?"
President Rutherford B. Hayes ; Said in 1876, after Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone to him at the White House
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7082966 | Water-flow guide device of faucet A water-flow guide device of faucet, which comprises a hollow space, a water outlet mounted with a positioning ring having a hole; one end thereof is riveted with a threaded connector, and then is inserted into the other end of the faucet; the other end of the water... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7032618 | Plumbing fixture block The invention proposes a plumbing fixture block, which has seatings for a mixing device and a shut-off valve. Furthermore, the plumbing fixture block has seatings to accommodate at least one nonreturn valve and one pipe air-release valve. The nonreturn valve and the... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7013921 | Tap for single hole kitchen sinks The present finding relates to a tap for single hole kitchen sinks comprising a top body (11) from which a water outlet (17) extends, arranged and turning on a bottom fixed and hollow body (12), wherein the water adjustment and mixing cartridge ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994318 | Faucet spout attachment The faucet spout attachment includes a handle that is moved by a user during use from a rest position into a rear position or forward position from which the handle is spring-biased back to the rest position when released. A cam is actuated by the handle that allows... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6964595 | Child's infant-care play center A child's infant-care play center includes a table having a recessed bath tub and a changing-table/bed removably disposed over the tub. Upstanding dividers and a headboard demarcate respective bathing/changing/sleeping and washing-sink/eating areas on the table. A f... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6938837 | Faucet spray head assembly A faucet spray head includes a diverter valve that has a diverter stem constructed and arranged to control water flow patterns. The stem includes a neck and a head that is larger than the neck. A shell encloses the diverter valve, and the shell has an opening throug... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6925662 | Diverter spout A diverter spout has a drain pipe, a connecting sleeve, an offset shaft, a resilient element between the drain pipe and the offset shaft, a pole for manual operation, a supporting sleeve and an envelope. At least a leakproof rubber ring is mounted around the offset ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918400 | Modular lavatory faucet spout mounting A faucet spout fixture provides for spout mounting and removal from above a supporting surface such as a sink deck, without disconnection of the water supply conduits beneath the sink deck. The fixture includes a faucet spout which has a water passage and a water di... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6912742 | Faucet assembly A faucet assembly comprises a main body, a fastening seat, a locating plate, a fastening bolt, and a lift rod. The fastening seat is formed of a base, an upper portion, and a lower portion. The fastening seat is mounted on the upper side of a sink such that the base... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910745 | Check valve with vibration prevention function In a check valve of the present invention, when a pressure action direction of a fluid on a valve body is assumed to be X, a spring receiving surface that abuts with a seat surface that is at one end in an axial direction of the helical compression spring is made to... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6877172 | Docking collar for a faucet having a pullout spray head A faucet has a spout and a pullout spray head connected to a flexible water supply tube and releasably connectable to the spout. The spout has a docking collar mounted thereon for receiving a connecting shaft of the spray head. The docking collar has an annular wall... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6845526 | Pullout spray head docking collar with enhanced retaining force A faucet has a spout and a pullout spray head connected to a flexible water supply tube and releasably connectable to the spout. The spout has a docking collar mounted thereon for receiving a connecting shaft of the spray head. The docking collar has an annular wall... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6840267 | Connection kit for a bath spout A universal connection kit for installing a bath spout having an internal coupling at the discharge end to a wall pipe. The connection kit is made up of a conduit and a number of adapters for connection to varying types of wall pipe. The components are connected tog... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6817379 | Water delivery device and method of forming same A plumbing part in the form of a water delivery device is comprised of a protective liner through which potable water can flow. The protective liner is in the form of one or more lengths of stainless steel tubing and is encased in a casting of a desired material, su... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6810539 | Faucet with pull-out dispenser A faucet with pull-out dispenser comprising a tubular body that is adapted to accommodate a flexible element to which the dispenser is fixed at one end, the tubular body comprising snap-acting elements that are adapted to retain detachably, by elastic deformation, t... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6775866 | Safety waterspout A safety waterspout is disclosed. The waterspout is made of a soft flexible material to prevent the bather from getting injured when colliding with the waterspout when bathing. ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6757921 | Pull-out faucet A pull-out faucet has a hollow faucet body with open top and bottom ends and a cylindrical (laterally extending) side opening. A hollow, cane-shaped spout mounts to the top end and seats a spray head at one end. A separate valve block mounts in the housing through t... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6738996 | Pullout spray head with pause button A spray head for a faucet or the like has a wand body defining a flow path from an inlet to first and second outlets. Diverter seats are provided so a face seal on a diverter spool can direct flow to the first or second outlet. The spool is positioned by a trigger a... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6729344 | Faucet for a cold/hot fountain water machine A faucet for a cold/hot fountain water machine has a mounting base, a cover, a positioning tube, a hot water delivery tube, and an external tube wherein the mounting base is equipped with a pair of cold and hot water controlling handles bifurcating at both sides the... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6725472 | Combined faucet and drain assembly A combined faucet and drain system can be installed primarily from above the basin. The faucet includes a quick-connect fastening assembly with a threaded sleeve bolt that also doubles as a life rod guide. A spring-biased toggle fastener threads onto the sleeve bolt... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6718568 | Modular faucet assembly A modular faucet assembly is configured for installation upon a conventional sink top having left and right hot and cold water control valve passages and a central faucet assembly passage. The present modular assembly includes a single, central faucet and mixer cont... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6712094 | Connection structure for faucet water discharge tube and faucet body A connection structure for faucet water discharge tube and faucet body and particularly an improved connection structure to resolve the problems of connecting the water discharge tube by soldering that occur to modern faucets. The faucet body has a two-step opening ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6691340 | Automatic faucet An automatic faucet has a closing valve, a controller of the closing valve, a discharging member connected to the closing valve through a pipe, an optical sensor connected to the controller through an electric wire and a cylindrical faucet body through wh... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6668393 | Height adjustable diverter spout assembly A height adjustable water spout mounting assembly includes a sleeve having an external threaded surface for deck mounting the sleeve and an internal threaded surface. There is a spout interface formed and adapted to extend above the spout deck with an out... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6659124 | Side spray mounting with collapsible insert A side spray mounting assembly includes a side spray with an attached water hose extending downwardly through a hose guide. A mounting nut attaches the hose guide to a sink deck. There is an escutcheon which is attached to the hose guide above the sink de... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6615422 | Bath tap fitting A bath tap fitting in the known way comprises a securing device which can be attached to a mounting plate. This has a securing body which extends upward and in its upper area possesses a multi-faced outer contour. An outlet spout can be fitted to the secu... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6611972 | Sink with foldable faucet assembly and multiple-purpose support structure A sink comprising a basin and a faucet assembly foldably mounted relative to the basin. The faucet assembly is rotatable between an upright position wherein the faucet assembly protrudes out from the basin and a folded position wherein the faucet assembly... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6598256 | Multi-use cleaning device A cleaning device for attachment to a water faucet, comprising a housing element having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion being threaded for operable engagement with a water faucet, and the bottom portion having an opening therein, apert... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6588031 | Bath tap fitting A bath tap fitting is composed in the known way of a securing device which can be attached to a mounting plate and a movable outlet spout fitted to this. The securing device comprises a securing body which is composed of a lower part and an upper part whi... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6588453 | Anti-wobble spray head for pull-out faucet In a pull-out spray head faucet or hand shower an insert is disposed in the tube spout to keep the pull-out spray head or wand from wobbling when it is seated in the tube spout. The insert is generally tubular and is shaped and sized to fit into the tube ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6578774 | Water sheeting manifold A water sheeting manifold includes an enclosure having a hollow interior with a plurality of water-spreading chambers and a plurality of chamber-connecting passageways. The enclosure includes a water inlet that conveys a flow of water into the hollow inte... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6532982 | Methods and apparatus for filtering water with removable filter assembly A faucet assembly is mounted to a mounting surface and is coupled to a filter assembly that is replaceable both above and below the mounting surface. The faucet assembly includes a faucet including a valve to control the flow rate of water and a base atta... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6519790 | Optoelectronic device assembly mounted to bathroom equipment An optoelectronic device assembly mounted to bathroom equipment is mainly made up of a silicon chip, a face board in match with the silicon chip, a water proof seal plate in combination with a piece of bathroom equipment, such as a faucet, a shower head, ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6484330 | Combined faucet and drain assembly A combined faucet and drain system can be installed primarily from above the basin. The faucet includes a quick-connect fastening assembly with a threaded sleeve bolt that also doubles as a life rod guide. A spring-biased toggle fastener threads onto the ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6457191 | Dual outlet faucet A faucet has a base formed with a outwardly open cavity and a pair of confronting open outlet ports opening into the cavity. A sleeve fitted over the base at the cavity has an inner surface directed radially inward at the base, and is rotatable on the bas... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6438771 | Faucet handle mechanism A faucet handle mechanism for attaching a faucet handle to a faucet valve body, which valve body has a rotatable valve stem, includes an adapter coaxial with and attached to the valve stem for concurrent rotation with the stem. There is an insert coaxial ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6427260 | Faucet thermal monitoring system A faucet thermal monitoring system for verifying the temperature of water being delivered through a faucet. The faucet thermal monitoring system includes a housing which is couplable to a spout of a faucet and thermally conductive such that heat is conduc... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6421848 | Cascade bath spout apparatus There is provided a new and useful bath spout apparatus for a bath having a water inlet supply pipe and a water outlet overflow opening. The apparatus comprises a body, a water inlet to be connected to the water inlet supply pipe and a spout in fluid conn... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6381770 | Extendable bathtub spout The invention is an extensible and retractable bathtub spout. The spout has a stationary base with a means to attach the stationary base to a structure, a detachable pull-out spout unit having a releasable mount to a front opening of the stationary base, ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6381774 | Retractable hose for faucet A retractable sprayer hose installation kit for use with a faucet assembly has a connector attachable to a discharge opening of the faucet assembly and traversed by a flexible hose, a free end of which is inserted into a spout, an a proximal end traverses... | 05/07/2002 |
