241 |
Modification device and vent hood having such a device |
US11746279 |
2007-05-09 |
US10125899B2 |
2018-11-13 |
John L. Andersen |
A modification apparatus for an object is provided. Generally, the modification device is in an object of substantially uniform thickness, has two grooves defining a strip therebetween, and a fingerpiece attached to the strip. The fingerpiece, strip, and material of the grooves can be removed from the object by moving the fingerpiece until the modification apparatus is torn away from the object. A vent hood comprising this modification apparatus is provided as well. A method of using the modification apparatus is also provided. |
242 |
PIPE WITH SECURING PLATE |
US15958069 |
2018-04-20 |
US20180306350A1 |
2018-10-25 |
Jonathan A. Goubault |
An apparatus for transporting a fluid (such as water, gas, exhaust gas, sewage) from an interior of a structure to an exterior of a structure is provided. The apparatus includes a pipe and a plate fixedly attached to the pipe. The pipe passes through the planar face of the plate. The plate is configured to be secured to a surface of the structure. |
243 |
BI-DIRECTIONAL CABLE GUIDE |
US15918056 |
2018-03-12 |
US20180299033A1 |
2018-10-18 |
Brian S. Feiner |
A cabling and wire guiding device including a structural member defining a first surface and a second, oppositely spaced and generally parallel second surface, a generally toroidal aperture extending through the structural member and having a first end intersecting the first surface and an oppositely disposed second end intersecting the second surface, and first and second rounded end portions connecting the respective ends to the respective surfaces. An elongated cylindrical workpiece extends through the aperture. The elongated cylindrical workpiece may freely move back and forth through the aperture. The aperture remains unsealed to the workpiece, wherein the aperture is at least slightly ovoid. Fluid flow though the aperture is maintained and uninterrupted by the elongated cylindrical workpiece. |
244 |
METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HOSE CONNECTOR WITH A PRESSURE GAUGE FOR A PRESSURE SENSOR |
US15770777 |
2016-11-03 |
US20180259107A1 |
2018-09-13 |
Matthias Döppe; Andreas Klingler; Peter Kolb |
The invention relates to a method for producing a hose connection (1) with pressure measuring point for a pressure sensor through a closed wall (3). |
245 |
Plumbing supply boxes |
US14697245 |
2015-04-27 |
US10060102B2 |
2018-08-28 |
Terry L. Zahuranec; Matthew L. Schmidt |
Plumbing supply boxes may be made of a thermoset plastic material that will not melt or permit the boxes to collapse inside a wall if subjected to flames or high temperatures resulting from a fire. If the thermoset plastic boxes have a drain opening, a thermoplastic tubular drain adaptor may be connected thereto that can be solvent welded. Relatively small intumescent pads may be installed in close proximity to the drain opening which, if subjected to flames or high temperature caused by a fire, will expand and form an insulating char that seals off the drain opening. The boxes may be slidable in opposite directions along adjustable support brackets to permit the boxes to be mounted in any desired position in stud bays having different spacings between the stud walls for ease of alignment of one or more openings in the box with in-wall plumbing. |
246 |
Gripping device and method of using |
US15167343 |
2016-05-27 |
US09982803B2 |
2018-05-29 |
Brian Michael Kipp |
Gripping devices and methods for accommodating a piping (e.g., a pipe stub) having a predetermined size, automatically gripping the piping as the piping is pushed through the gripping device, supporting and securing the piping at a predetermined orientation (e.g., perpendicular) to a through-structure as the piping passes through a hole in the through-structure, and thereafter maintaining the piping at the predetermined orientation. |
247 |
Pool apparatus |
US15153174 |
2016-05-12 |
US09896854B2 |
2018-02-20 |
Feng Liu |
A pool apparatus includes a pool body, a water inlet, a water outlet, and an outlet valve. The water inlet is used for carrying water into the pool body. The water outlet is used for draining water out of the pool body. The outlet valve covers the water outlet. The outlet valve has a drainage surface for draining water out of the pool body from the drainage surface with a drainage direction. The outlet valve has a protrusion block protruding with a distance opposite to the drainage direction from the drainage surface to decrease the risk that the user may be sucked on the outlet valve. |
248 |
WATER PIPE RETAINER |
US15615519 |
2017-06-06 |
US20170350539A1 |
2017-12-07 |
Artil A. Leo, SR.; Dan Allor |
A retainer for securing conduit or wire to an opening in metal stud includes a pair of outer retaining portions for securing the retainer to the metal stud. Each outer retaining portion includes a groove for receiving an edge of a panel of the metal stud. An inner retaining portion includes a base connecting the pair of outer retaining portions to one another. The inner retaining portion further includes a pair of retention members defining a retention area therebetween in which a conduit can be secured. Each retention member includes a flexible arm. Each of the outer retaining portions extends away from the base to a free end. |
249 |
DECORATIVE ESCUTCHEONS AND FLANGES |
US15496489 |
2017-04-25 |
US20170227144A1 |
2017-08-10 |
Duane Allen Heaton |
A decorative escutcheon or flange at the joint between a surface and an appliance protrusion, hole, or valve. The flange may include a decorative and attractive plate and a stem. The stem may be coupled to a rear of the decorative and attractive plate. The decorative and attractive plate may have a hole, such that an item passed through the hole also passes through the hollow stem. The flange is configured to be inserted into an opening on a surface, such that the opening of the surface is at least partially accessible through the hole and the hollow stem. |
250 |
Fuel dispensing unit comprising a locking member for retaining a fuel conduit in a locked position |
US13811851 |
2010-07-09 |
US09695960B2 |
2017-07-04 |
Bengt Ingemar Larsson; Mattias Goran Mårtensson |
A fuel dispensing unit is provided that includes a fuel conduit including an external annular bead and a locking member including inwardly extending resilient tongues. The locking member is configured to retain the fuel conduit in a locked position and to receive the fuel conduit in an open position. The external annular bead of the fuel conduit causes the locking member to move to the open position when the locking member receives the fuel conduit. |
251 |
CONSUMABLE INTERFACE PLATE FOR TOOL INSTALL |
US15325703 |
2014-12-19 |
US20170152970A1 |
2017-06-01 |
Roopinderjit S. BATH |
An apparatus including an interface operable to be connected to a pedestal or a raised floor for an integrated circuit tool, the interface containing a plurality of openings for utility connections on an input side and on an output side of the interface. An apparatus including an interface operable to be connected to a pedestal or a raised floor and containing a plurality of openings for utility connections on an input side and on an output side of the interface; connectors connected through respective openings in the interface, the connectors operable for connection to a respective utility; and a tool coupled to respective ones of the connectors. A method including coupling one or more utilities from a source to an input side of an interface coupled to a pedestal; and coupling a tool to the one or more utilities at an output side of the interface. |
252 |
POOL APPARATUS |
US15153174 |
2016-05-12 |
US20170101794A1 |
2017-04-13 |
Feng LIU |
A pool apparatus includes a pool body, a water inlet, a water outlet, and an outlet valve. The water inlet is used for carrying water into the pool body. The water outlet is used for draining water out of the pool body. The outlet valve covers the water outlet. The outlet valve has a drainage surface for draining water out of the pool body from the drainage surface with a drainage direction. The outlet valve has a protrusion block protruding with a distance opposite to the drainage direction from the drainage surface to decrease the risk that the user may be sucked on the outlet valve. |
253 |
HOUSING FOR DRAIN OUTLET |
US15295270 |
2016-10-17 |
US20170030511A1 |
2017-02-02 |
Douglas W. Banks |
An apparatus is provided for protecting from freezing an above-ground conduit outlet on an exterior wall of a building, the freeze protection apparatus comprising a housing including a top wall, a front wall, and a pair of opposed side walls interconnecting the top wall and the front wall. The housing partially defines an enclosed area having a rear aperture and a bottom aperture. Thermal insulating material lines the interior surface of the walls of the housing. Means are provided for mounting the housing to the exterior wall adjacent the conduit outlet. The inner edges of the side walls and the top wall contact the exterior wall and the bottom edges of the side walls and the front wall contact the ground for enclosing the conduit outlet. Heat is retained within the housing to prevent fluid within the conduit from freezing. |
254 |
DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF CABLING IN DATA CENTER ENVIRONMENTS |
US15158809 |
2016-05-19 |
US20160345458A1 |
2016-11-24 |
Mark Hopperton; Michael P. Cardinal |
System for distributing cabling. In an embodiment, a unit comprises two levels. Each level comprises openings, on two opposing surfaces, arranged in a row parallel to a first axis, with each opening opposite to one opening on the opposing surface. Each level comprises parallel main conduits between the surfaces. Each main conduit is angled relative to a second axis, intersecting the surfaces and orthogonal to the first axis, such that each main conduit connects an opening on one surface to an opening on the other surface that is offset by one opening from its opposing opening on the other surface. A divergent conduit connects openings on one of the two surfaces to an opening on a third surface, and an articulated conduit, angled relative to a third axis that is orthogonal to the first and second axes, connects an opening on one level to an opening on the other level. |
255 |
Housing for drain outlet |
US14976891 |
2015-12-21 |
US09469976B1 |
2016-10-18 |
Douglas W. Banks |
An apparatus is provided for protecting from freezing an above-ground conduit outlet on an exterior wall of a building, the freeze protection apparatus comprising a housing including a top wall, a front wall, and a pair of opposed side walls interconnecting the top wall and the front wall. The housing partially defines an enclosed area having a rear aperture and a bottom aperture. Thermal insulating material lines the interior surface of the walls of the housing. Means are provided for mounting the housing to the exterior wall adjacent the conduit outlet. The inner edges of the side walls and the top wall contact the exterior wall and the bottom edges of the side walls and the front wall contact the ground for enclosing the conduit outlet. Heat is retained within the housing to prevent fluid within the conduit from freezing. |
256 |
HOUSING FOR DRAIN OUTLET |
US14976891 |
2015-12-21 |
US20160281339A1 |
2016-09-29 |
Douglas W. Banks |
An apparatus is provided for protecting from freezing an above-ground conduit outlet on an exterior wall of a building, the freeze protection apparatus comprising a housing including a top wall, a front wall, and a pair of opposed side walls interconnecting the top wall and the front wall. The housing partially defines an enclosed area having a rear aperture and a bottom aperture. Thermal insulating material lines the interior surface of the walls of the housing. Means are provided for mounting the housing to the exterior wall adjacent the conduit outlet. The inner edges of the side walls and the top wall contact the exterior wall and the bottom edges of the side walls and the front wall contact the ground for enclosing the conduit outlet. Heat is retained within the housing to prevent fluid within the conduit from freezing. |
257 |
Tank and spout interface for heat exchanger and its manufacturing |
US13853151 |
2013-03-29 |
US09383042B2 |
2016-07-05 |
Ján Gregus Kollar; Hynek Hruza |
A tank and spout interface of a radiator of a motor vehicle having a tank part having an inner surface, an outer surface, a connecting part, a bottom portion, a first end, a second end, a first outer margin, and a second outer margin. The tank and spout interface has a connection sleeve disposed on the tank part and extending outwardly from the tank part having an inner surface integrally formed with the inner surface of the first outer margin of the tank part and an outer surface integrally formed with the outer surface of the tank part. A first entry riser and a second entry riser are disposed on opposing sides of the inner surface of the connection sleeve and a first internal riser and a second internal riser are disposed on the first outer margin of the tank part. |
258 |
System and method for providing final drop in a living unit in a building |
US14631998 |
2015-02-26 |
US09343886B2 |
2016-05-17 |
Donald K. Larson; Linnea M. Wilkes; Victor J. Borer; Kurt H. Petersen; Wesley A. Raider; William V. Dower; Zachary M. Thompson; Daniel J. Treadwell; Rutesh D. Parikh; William G. Allen |
A cable routing system is described. More specifically, described is a cable routing system that includes a main fiber channel configured to receive a drop fiber to allow it to fit within the main fiber channel, where the channel is surrounded by a discontinuous segmented duct, and the duct comprises a continuous flange structure to provide support for the system as it is installed on or fastened to a wall or other generally flat surface. |
259 |
System and method for providing final drop in a living unit in a building |
US14601712 |
2015-01-21 |
US09343885B2 |
2016-05-17 |
Donald K. Larson; Wesley A. Raider |
A cable routing system is described. More specifically, described is a cable routing system that includes a main fiber channel configured to receive a drop fiber to allow it to fit within the main fiber channel, where the channel is surrounded by a discontinuous segmented duct, and the duct comprises a continuous flange structure to provide support for the system as it is installed on or fastened to a wall or other generally flat surface. |
260 |
DEVICE FOR RETAINING THE LOOSE END OF A WIRE IN A DESIRED POSITION DURING CONSTRUCTION |
US14794018 |
2015-07-08 |
US20160047495A1 |
2016-02-18 |
Jeffrey Bryan Satterwhite |
A device retains dangling electrical wire at a desired location during the construction process so subsequently hung drywall doesn't conceal the wire end that is intended to be exposed. The device includes a primary face and flange which are approximately perpendicular, and a channel protruding from the primary face. The primary face and flange hug the corner of a wall stud, and a loose end of electrical wire is threaded through the channel. When drywall is hung, a pre-measured and pre-cut drywall gap is positioned to surround the gap and wire segment so the wire end is available for use in wiring light fixtures and the like. |