Joseph P Ismert, Age 72606 E 117Th Ter, Kansas City, MO 64131

6378912, Apr 30, 2002

Jul 23, 1999

09/359494

Duane R. Condon - Ramona CA
Frank D. Julian - Kansas City MO
Joseph P. Ismert - Kansas City MO

Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co., Inc. - Peculiar MO

F16L 500

285220, 285 46, 285 39, 285331, 285332, 285340, 239273, 239282, 239283, 239548, 4596, 4597, 4605, 4615, 4676, 4678

A system and method for installing plumbing spouts, such as shower heads and tub spouts, includes providing a stub out which protrudes out of a wall at shower height. A specialized adapter is then slid onto the protruding stub out until the adapter abuts the wall. The adapter is internally threaded with an integral ferrule, and may also be equipped with a one-way gripper ring and an O-ring to sealingly secure the spout to the stub out. The stub out, if closed, is then cut off outside the adapter and a standard shower arm or nipple for a tub spout is threaded into the adapter. A threaded end of the shower arm or nipple engages the ferrule and compresses it against the stub out creating a seal therebetween. When installing a shower head, an escutcheon plate is adapted to be slid over the shower arm to engage peripheral fingers of the adapter to secure the escutcheon in place. A shower head is then threaded onto the shower arm to complete the installation.

6402096, Jun 11, 2002

Oct 31, 2000

09/702473

Joseph P. Ismert - Kansas City MO
Victor M. Carr - Kansas City MO
Frank D. Julian - Kansas City MO
Arthur B. Hicks - Overland Park KS
Richard D. Thomas - Harrisonville MO

Sioux Chief Mfg. Co., Inc. - Peculiar MO

F16L 308

248 681, 248 741, 248 744, 24271

A plumbing slider bracket and ratchet arm conduit clamp includes a slider bracket with an inner bracket section which is telescopically received within an outer bracket section such that it is slidable back and forth within the outer bracket section to make an extendable slider bracket. Flexible tabs extending from either end of the slider bracket allow attachment of the bracket to an outer stud surface, or within the stud spacing in any desired orientation. Each ratchet arm conduit clamp is received by the slider bracket and is movable along the length of the slider bracket until a conduit is clamped therein. The clamping action both secures the conduit in place within the clamp, and also forces a resilient insert downward against the bottom wall of the slider bracket to anchor the clamp in position within the slider bracket.

6446915, Sep 10, 2002

Jul 19, 1999

09/356640

Joseph P. Ismert - Kansas City MO

Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co., Inc. - Peculiar MO

F16L 308

248 681, 248 741, 248 744, 24271

A plumbing slider bracket and double ratchet arm pipe clamp includes a slider bracket with a first bracket section which is telescopically received within a second bracket section such that it is slidable back and forth within the second bracket section to make an extendable slider bracket. Flexible tabs extending from either end of the slider bracket allow attachment of the bracket to an outer stud surface, or within the stud spacing in any desired orientation. Each double ratchet arm pipe clamp is received by the slider bracket and is movable along the length of the slider bracket until a pipe is clamped therein. The clamping action both secures the pipe in place within the clamp, and also forces a resilient insert downward against the bottom wall of the slider bracket to anchor the clamp in position within the slider bracket.

6460432, Oct 8, 2002

Dec 13, 2001

10/021950

Frank D. Julian - Kansas City MO
Joseph P. Ismert - Kansas City MO

Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co., Inc. - Peculiar MO

B25B 1300

811251, 81120, 81436

A tool for installing a first end of a bent tubular shower arm into a female threaded receiver is disclosed. The tool comprises a shaft having a diameter sized to fit within the shower arm through a second end thereof. The shaft is preferably bent at an angle which is generally complimentary to the angle of the bend in the shower arm. A first end of the shaft is shaped to engage the interior of the shower arm proximate the bend therein to prevent the tool from rotating relative to the shower arm. A second end of the shaft includes a fork having a pair of prongs separated by a gap sized and shaped to accept a stub out of water supply line extending outwardly from a wall. The prongs are used to push a compression fit adapter along the stub out and into an installed position adjacent the wall.

6920844, Jul 26, 2005

Apr 7, 2004

10/819468

Joseph P. Ismert - Kansas City MO, US

Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co., Inc. - Peculiar MO

F22B037/47

122 143, 122504

A thermal expansion arrester for positioning within the tank of a water heater comprises a rigid tube maintaining a compressible volume of gas between first and second closure members wherein at least one of the closure members comprises a piston that is slidably and sealingly secured within the tube. In a preferred embodiment both closure members comprise pistons held in the tube by crimping its ends. In an uncompressed state the pressure of the gas within the tube is sixty psig.

7039965, May 9, 2006

Nov 7, 2003

10/704490

Joseph P. Ismert - Kansas City MO, US

Sioux Chief Manufacturing Co., Inc. - Pecultar MO

E03C 1/042

4695, 248 56, 248 681

A plumbing support bracket for supporting plumbing pipes between structural members comprises a pair of end tabs and a center section between the end tabs. The end tabs are bendable relative to the center section. The center section has opposed first and second edges with a plurality of pipe receiving notches formed in the first edge. The center section further includes a row of longitudinally spaced pipe receiving holes. The center section is made more rigid than the end tabs by first and second ribs. The first rib comprises a flange formed along the second edge of the bracket and the second rib comprises an elongate longitudinal bulge formed in the body between the bases of the pipe receiving notches and the row of pipe receiving holes.

7197777, Apr 3, 2007

Jul 15, 2004

10/891788

Joseph P. Ismert - Kansas City MO, US
Frank D. Julian - Kansas City MO, US

Sioux Chief Mfg. Co., Inc. - Peculiar MO

E03C 1/04
E03D 11/00

4675, 42521, 42523, 42524

A flexible, plastic collar for sealing the space between a water supply line or pipe and a wall aperture, the collar including an annular, generally conical surface, a convex front face, a concave rear face, a centered opening provided with a sleeve for receiving and sealing against the pipe, a tapered edge for sealing against the wall and an annular ridge for preventing over-deflection of the collar when pressed against the wall.

7207530, Apr 24, 2007

Jul 1, 2004

10/882590

Joseph P Ismert - Kansas City MO, US
Frank D Julian - Kansas City MO, US

Sioux Cheif Mfg. Company, Inc. - Peculiar MO

F16L 3/00

248 744, 248 677, 248 742

A pipe hold-down for securing a pipe to a building member includes a back having a base end, a distal end, and a fastener receiving aperture extending therethrough from the distal end to the base end. A claw extends outwardly from the back proximate the distal end thereof and curves toward the base end. A leg extends outwardly from the back proximate the base end thereof is more flexible than the back and bendable relative thereto. An opening is defined between a distal end of the claw and the leg. The leg is bendable between a normal position and a pipe admitting position wherein the leg is bent outwardly away from the claw, in the normal position the opening is substantially narrower than the outside diameter of the pipe and in the pipe admitting position the opening is at least as wide as the outside diameter of the pipe.