Kevin J Guthrie, 64Waterford, WI

8387652, Mar 5, 2013

Feb 25, 2010

12/712348

Kevin J. Guthrie - Wind Lake WI, US

Lavelle Industries, Inc. - Burlington WI

F16K 31/18
E03D 1/00

137414, 137400, 137410, 137434, 4415, 4427

An improved fill valve has a pivot valve body that is pivotally suspended immediately below a float housing and is movable between two positions. In a first position, the pivot valve body blocks the flow of water from the float housing. In a second position, the pivot body allows the flow of water from the float housing. The pivot valve body has two top compartments, each separated from the other by a wall. The first compartment retains an amount of water in it. The second compartment functions as a water flow restriction apparatus and includes an upwardly-extending member for sealing off a check valve that is disposed within the bottom of the float housing. The fill valve also includes a pressure compensating drip emitter that allows water to trickle into the float housing at a very slow rate.

2013006, Mar 21, 2013

Nov 13, 2012

13/675156

LAVELLE INDUSTRIES, INC. - Burlington WI, US
Kevin J. Guthrie - Wind Lake WI, US

LAVELLE INDUSTRIES, INC. - Burlington WI

F16K 31/34

137434

An improved fill valve has a pivot valve body that is pivotally suspended immediately below a float housing and is movable between two positions. In a first position, the pivot valve body blocks the flow of water from the float housing. In a second position, the pivot body allows the flow of water from the float housing. The pivot valve body has two top compartments, each separated from the other by a wall. The first compartment retains an amount of water in it. The second compartment functions as a water flow restriction apparatus and includes an upwardly-extending member for sealing off a check valve that is disposed within the bottom of the float housing. A pressure compensating drip emitter allows water to trickle into the float housing at a very slow rate. The emitter comprises a labyrinth structure having a plurality of serpentine pathways formed in its outer surface.

2013008, Apr 4, 2013

Sep 28, 2012

13/630832

LAVELLE INDUSTRIES, INC. - Burlington WI, US
Kevin J. Guthrie - Wind Lake WI, US

LAVELLE INDUSTRIES, INC. - Burlington WI

E03D 1/35

4393, 4378

A tank to bowl sponge gasket is provided for use with a flush valve used in the drain hole of a toilet tank, the tank sitting above the throat of a toilet bowl. The flush valve comprises a flange above the bottom wall, a lower externally threaded portion that extends through the drain hole and an internally threaded lock nut which complements the lower threaded portion of the flush valve, a tank seal disposed between the flange and the tank wall, and the gasket is disposed between the lower threaded portion of the flush valve, the lock nut and the tank wall and the throat of the toilet bowl. The gasket has a generally L-shaped upper portion with a circumferential outer surface, a circumferential inner surface and a bottom shelf, a lower portion comprising a circumferential inner surface and an inwardly tapered outer surface, and a circumferential trim line.

2013012, May 23, 2013

Nov 21, 2012

13/683149

LAVELLE INDUSTRIES, INC. - Burlington WI, US
Kevin J. Guthrie - Wind Lake WI, US

LAVELLE INDUSTRIES, INC. - Burlington WI

E03C 1/308

425511

A plunger of the present invention is a generally hollow structure having a number of integrally-formed sections disposed between the top and the bottom. The plunger has a conical upper portion having an increasing diameter moving downwardly from the top of the plunger toward a central portion. There is a pleated bellows section at the central portion of the plunger. Extending downwardly from the central portion is a lower conical portion having a decreasing diameter moving from the central portion toward the bottom. The top includes an opening for a handle and the bottom comprises an opening to the interior cavity of the plunger. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the plunger is formed of a resilient rubber-like material that is capable of being deformed and then returning to an un-deformed shape, the material having memory. The plunger can be used in standard or specially-configured toilet bowl outlets.

2014005, Mar 6, 2014

Apr 18, 2013

13/865541

Kevin J. Guthrie - Wind Lake WI, US

LAVELLE INDUSTRIES, INC. - Burlington WI

E03D 1/30

4393

An improved flapper valve has an elastomeric surrounding flapper valve top. A separate inverted dome-like structure, or cone, which is the ballast, is included for insertion into the flapper valve top. The improved flapper valve further includes a ring-like upper structure and a cap-like bottom structure. The ring-like upper “vent band” structure rotates about the cone relative to an air outlet aperture defined in the cone to control air flow from the cone. The bottom cap-like “adjuster” structure also rotates about the bottom of the cone to control water flow into the cone, also via apertures in both structures. Used together, the upper and bottom structures can minimize water consumption by the toilet. Further, the adjuster structure includes means for discretely changing settings with indicia to indicate to the user what the current setting is and means for maintaining that setting as may be desired or required.

2023007, Mar 9, 2023

Nov 16, 2022

17/988488

Kevin J. Guthrie - Wind Lake WI, US

E03D 1/35

A float comprises an outer float wall, an inner guide, and a float base. The float base further comprises an outer perimeter and a disk portion. The disk portion includes a central aperture to allow the float base to move with respect to a sleeve. A plurality of apertures are formed within the disk structure. In addition, a structure is formed within the float base to allow the float base to be captured within a bottom portion of the float at a fastening structure.

2021029, Sep 30, 2021

Mar 24, 2021

17/211110

Kevin J. Guthrie - Wind Lake WI, US
Jordan Smith - Waukesha WI, US

Lavelle Industries, Inc. - Burlington WI

A46B 5/00
A46B 15/00
A46B 9/02
A47K 17/00

A toilet brush comprises a handle and a brush head. A backbone core is coupled to the handle. An inner support piece is further coupled to the backbone core and to the brush head. The handle further comprises an attachment area and the brush head further includes a scraping feature.

2020032, Oct 15, 2020

Apr 9, 2020

16/844093

Kevin J. Guthrie - Wind Lake WI, US

E03D 1/33

A float comprises an outer float wall, an inner guide, and a float base. The float base further comprises an outer perimeter and a disk-like portion. The disk-like portion includes a central aperture to allow the float base to move with respect to a sleeve. A plurality of apertures are formed within the disk-like structure. In addition, a structure is formed within the float base to allow the float base to be captured within a bottom portion of the float at a fastening structure.