Masco Corporation

Vapor Technologies, Inc.

Enocean Gmbh

Delta Faucet Company

Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp.

John Gerard Finch

Patrick A Sullivan

Richard P Welty

Jian Xu

Thomas Alan Barnett

Joseph A Elmer

Michael Glenn Geels

Dimitris Katsamberis

Jeffrey Iott

Nirav D Parikh

Daniel Ford

Dane Hyatt Carswell

Lloyd D Doigan

Robert C Bishop

Michael G Geels

Dane H Carswell

A surround includes a first piece including a basin, a second piece having a second piece back wall and a second piece side wall attaching to the second piece back wall for being disposed horizontally atop the first piece, and a third piece having a third piece back wall and a third piece side wall attaching to the third piece back wall for being disposed horizontally atop the second piece back wall and the second piece side wall, wherein the first piece, the second piece and the third piece form a package wherein one of the second piece or the third piece is disposed about the basin and an other of the second piece or the third piece nests behind the one of the second piece or the third piece.

Multi-piece bathing structure surround and method

An example control arrangement includes a power supply, a first load operative to receive power when coupled to the power supply, and a second load operative to receive power when coupled to the power supply. A receiver is programmable to couple the first load, the second load, or both to the power supply in response to a wireless signal. A switch includes a wireless transmitter portion powered by a self-energizing portion. A wireless transmitter portion communicates the wireless signal to the receiver in response to an actuation of the switch.

Wireless scene arrangement

A wireless security system includes a power supply and a security device in selective electrical communication with the power supply. The security device provides a security response when electrically connected with the power supply. A receiver is electrically connected between the power supply and the security device and is operable to selectively electrically connect the security device with the power supply. At least one self-energizing switch of the system includes a wireless transmitter and an energy harvester that is operable to power the wireless transmitter. The wireless transmitter emits a signal to the receiver in response to power from the energy harvester, to trigger the security response.

Security system including wireless self-energizing switch

A self-powered energy harvesting unit/controller receives motion data from one or more self-powered sensors via low power wire. The energy harvesting unit sends signals wirelessly to a system to perform certain functions as a result of received motion signals or the absence of such motion signals.

Multipoint sensing system

A multi-layer vapor deposited protective and decorative coating a polymeric basecoat layer wherein the polymer of the basecoat layer is cured at subatmospheric pressure.

Coated article with polymeric basecoat cured at low temperatures

An article is coated with a multi-layer decorative and protective coating. The coating contains a polymeric basecoat layer containing (i) an epoxy urethane resin or (ii) the reaction products of a polyamine and an epoxy urethane resin. Over the polymeric basecoat layer is a vapor deposited chromium, chromium compound, refractory metal compound or refractory metal alloy compound decorative and protective layer.

Coated article with epoxy urethane based polymeric basecoat

An article is coated with a multi-layer coating comprising a polymeric layer; a chromium compound, preferably chromium nitride layer; a sandwich layer comprised of a plurality of alternating layers comprised of refractory metal compound or refractory metal alloy compound alternating with layers comprised of refractory metal or refractory metal alloy; a color layer comprised of chromium, metal compound or metal alloy compound; and (i) a metal oxide or metal alloy oxide layer or (ii) a layer comprised of the reaction products of metal or metal alloy, oxygen and nitrogen. The coating provides abrasion protection, corrosion protection, and improved chemical resistance.

Article having a decorative and protective coating thereon

An article having on at least a portion of its surface a multi-layer coating comprising (i) a polymeric base coat, a chrome adhesion promoting layer, a chromium compound layer, and a layer comprised of a metal compound or metal alloy compound; or (ii) a polymeric base coat, a chromium compound layer, and a layer comprised of a metal compound or metal alloy compound. The layers comprised of chrome, chromium compound and metal compound or metal alloy compound are deposited by vapor deposition, preferably physical vapor deposition.

Growing community of inventors

Livonia, MI, United States of America

John Gerard Finch