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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6123843 | Water treatment system A system is provided for treating water to reduce calcium carbonate deposits. At least three or four pairs of magnets (30a-30d and 32a-32d in FIG. 2) form a group of magnets that are mounted around a water-carrying pipe (12), with the magnets spaced apart... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5378362 | Apparatus for magnetically treating water A system is provided for treating water to reduce calcium carbonate deposits. At least three or four pairs of magnets (30a-30d and 32a-32d in FIG. 2) form a group of magnets that are mounted around a water-carrying pipe (12), with the magnets spaced apart... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5173971 | Replacement flush valve An assembly is provided for replacing part or all of a toilet flush valve, which facilitates mounting in a variety of toilets and which enables saving of water. The assembly includes an adapter (30, FIG. 6) for mounting on older types of overflow tubes, w... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5090066 | Adapter for toilet fitting An assembly is provided for replacing part or all of a toilet flush valve, which facilitates mounting in a variety of toilets and which enables saving of water. The assembly includes an adapter (30, FIG. 6) for mounting on older types of overflow tubes, w... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5042095 | Cleaner injector system An apparatus is provided which enables a container of cleaning fluid to lie in a water closet and dispense cleaning fluid solely into the toilet bowl rather than into the water closet. The apparatus includes a storage chamber (54) for holding granules of ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4938245 | Low noise toilet tank valve A toilet refill valve is described for refilling a water closet after each flushing, which produces minimal noise during the refill process. The valve includes a valve device which can open to pass water to a vertical outlet tube that empties into the bot... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4907302 | In-field installable closing delay cup An improvement is provided for toilet flush valves on tanks which contain insufficient water to flush properly, which leads to waste of water by double flushing. The improvement enables in-field modification of the flush valve to substantially completely ... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4703653 | Ballcock float structure Improved ballcock float structures are provided including a molded, plastic, hollow body formed of cup-like lower and reverse cup-like upper parts. The parts are retained together by snap engagement between the extremities of the parts with positioning ab... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4416302 | Selectively foldable side inlet ballcock A horizontal water inlet tube is inwardly connected reversely through a valve within a horizontal valve housing and from the valve housing downwardly into a generally vertical water outlet tube. The valve is controlled by a valve control arm projecting ge... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4338964 | Side inlet ballcock having flow and structural improvements A horizontal water inlet tube is inwardly connected reversely through a valve within a horizontal valve housing and from the valve housing downwardly into a generally vertical water outlet tube. The valve is controlled by a valve control arm projecting ge... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4327941 | Refill hose mounting member and retainer for ball cocks A rigid plastic elbow has a fluid passage formed therethrough from a relatively straight refill hose connecting portion and through a reduced length relatively straight overflow tube discharge portion. The refill hose connecting portion is connectable to ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4108202 | Ball cock having vertically adjustable outlet tube An end of an inlet tube communicates through a tank wall with a water supply and an inner end of the inlet tube communicates through a float controlled valve with a generally vertically downwardly extending outlet tube. Thus, the tank water level through ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4100928 | Ball cock construction for controlling the level of liquids such as water in tanks Telescoped inlet and outlet tubes having a valve between upper extremities thereof are each formed with end telescoped, upper and lower parts, the tube upper parts being assembled movable together and the tube lower parts being assembled movable together ... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4080986 | Ball cock float having improved anti-noise structure An essentially closed hollow body of the float receives liquid in a lower portion for ballast and air in an upper portion for floatation with a vertical guide sleeve therethrough being offset at one side of the hollow interior slightly spaced inwardly of ... | 03/28/1978 |
| 4028748 | Valve seat of a flush valve used in flush tanks and the like A valve seat of an integrated valve seat and closure member assembly is secured by waterproof sealant over the upper end of a flush valve seat portion in a flush tank, the waterproof sealant preferably constituting the sole support for the integrated asse... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4002521 | Method of forming, mounting and using flush valves for flush tanks and the like A valve seat of an integrated valve seat and closure member assembly is secured by waterproof sealant over the upper end of a flush valve seat portion in a flush tank, the waterproof sealant preferably constituting the sole support for the integrated asse... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3988785 | Valve seat and closure member assembly of flush valves for flush tanks and the like A valve seat of an integrated valve seat and closure member assembly is secured by waterproof sealant over the upper end of a flush valve seat portion in a flush tank, the waterproof sealant preferably constituting the sole support for the integrated asse... | 11/02/1976 |
