Craig H Swider

US Patent:

7736092, Jun 15, 2010

Filed:

Jun 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/762769

Inventors:

Barry Hodgekins - Michigan City IN, US
Craig Swider - Michigan City IN, US
Curtis Held - Michigan City IN, US

Assignee:

Josam Company - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

E02B 5/02

US Classification:

405119, 249 11, 404 2

Abstract:

A modular trench drain system with sloping overlay rails. A non-sloping section of trench drain is transformed into a sloping trench drain by installing sloping overlay rails. The overlay rails rest on the top of the upper edge of the sidewalls and may have a ledge which allows grating, which spans across the channel, to rest on top. The modular channels sections may be held together and in place by a clip with holes for accepting support rods which further secure the channels in place before and after the concrete has been poured and cured around the channels.

US Patent:

8322944, Dec 4, 2012

Filed:

Oct 24, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/258232

Inventors:

Barry J. Hodgekins - LaPorte IN, US
Craig Swider - Long Beach IN, US
Jason Jacobs - Chesterton IN, US
Peter Lenk - Aichach, DE
Wolfgang Strandl - Aichach, DE
Brian Tubaugh - Westville IN, US

Assignee:

Josam Company - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

E02B 5/02
E01C 11/22

US Classification:

404 2, 405118

Abstract:

A modular trench drain system with sloping overlay rails. A non-sloping section of trench drain is transformed into a sloping trench drain by installing sloping overlay rails. The overlay rails rest on the top of the upper edge of the sidewalls and may have a ledge which allows grating, which spans across the channel, to rest on top. The modular channel sections may be held together and in place by a channel bracket with holes for accepting support rods which further secure the channels in place before and after the concrete has been poured and cured around the channels.

US Patent:

20080061012, Mar 13, 2008

Filed:

Jun 12, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/761969

Inventors:

Barry Hodgekins - LaPorte IN, US
Craig Swider - Michigan City IN, US
Ronghua Zhou - Philadelphia PA, US
B. Holloway - Philadelphia PA, US
Wen Wu - Las Vegas NV, US

International Classification:

C02F 1/40

US Classification:

210803000, 210138000, 210521000, 210523000

Abstract:

The present invention relates to the removal of grease collected in a hydro-mechanical grease interceptor via a pump which may be activated by a programmable timer. In an embodiment, a hydro-mechanical grease interceptor includes a tank having a tank inlet and a tank outlet; a tray positioned inside the tank; and a pump located inside the tank, the pump having a pump inlet and a pump outlet, wherein the pump inlet is located within the tray at a level below the tank outlet. The interceptor may include a timer coupled to the pump to control operation of the pump.