US 10294649

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US Patent 10294649: Concise Summary

• Title: Urinal anti-splash device
• Assignee: Vectair Systems Georgia LLC (Current Assignee as of 2025-10-31; originally assigned to Individual, then SANASTAR INC.)
• Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Crevier
• Filing Date: 2018-06-29
• Issue Date: 2019-05-21
• Abstract: A urinal anti-splash device including an anti-splash body sized and shaped to couple to at least a portion of a urinal. The anti-splash body may include a first portion, a second portion opposite the first portion, a longitudinal length extending from the first portion to the second portion, and a front surface extending the longitudinal length. The urinal anti-splash device also includes a base coupled to the first portion and configured to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular from the first portion. The urinal anti-splash device further includes a first plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the front surface of the anti-splash body and a second plurality of protrusions extending outwardly from the base, the second plurality of protrusions configured to extend in the direction substantially perpendicular from the first portion of the anti-splash body.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

• Claim 1: This claim describes a urinal anti-splash device with two main parts: an "anti-splash body" that mounts vertically on the urinal's back wall and has protrusions on its front surface, and a "base" that attaches to the anti-splash body. The base is designed to cover part of the urinal drain and also has protrusions extending from its surface, which is continuous with the anti-splash body's front surface. A key feature is a "coupling region" between the body and the base that allows the base to move from a position parallel to the body to a position substantially perpendicular to it.
• Claim 8: This claim describes a urinal anti-splash device featuring an "anti-splash body" for mounting on a urinal's back wall. This body has protrusions, where at least some of these protrusions are wider at their base (where they meet the anti-splash body's front surface) than at their top. The device also includes a "base" attached to the anti-splash body. This base extends substantially perpendicularly from the anti-splash body to at least partially cover a urinal drain and has its own protrusions that are arranged to extend substantially perpendicularly to the protrusions on the anti-splash body.
• Claim 18: This claim outlines a method for mounting a urinal anti-splash device. The method involves "providing" a device as described in Claim 8 (with an anti-splash body having wider-at-base protrusions and a base with perpendicularly arranged protrusions). The method then includes "mounting" the anti-splash body on the back wall of a urinal and "placing" the base over the urinal drain.

CAFC 2026 Dockets:
As of April 26, 2026, a direct match for US10294649 was not found in the publicly available CAFC scheduled cases for April, May, or June 2026. However, the patent's Google Patents record indicates that a "PTAB case IPR2025-01366" was filed (not instituted - procedural) and a "US case filed in Ohio Northern District Court litigation" (case 3:25-cv-00418). These are not CAFC dockets.US Patent 10294649: Concise Summary

• Title: Urinal anti-splash device
• Assignee: The current assignee is Vectair Systems Georgia LLC, effective as of October 31, 2025. The original assignee was listed as an individual, with an interim assignment to SANASTAR INC. on December 19, 2024.
• Inventor: Jeffrey Scott Crevier
• Filing Date: June 29, 2018
• Issue Date: May 21, 2019
• Abstract: A urinal anti-splash device comprising an anti-splash body shaped and sized to attach to at least a portion of a urinal. This anti-splash body features a first portion, an opposing second portion, a longitudinal length extending between these portions, and a front surface along its length. The device also includes a base connected to the first portion, configured to extend substantially perpendicularly from it. Both the anti-splash body and the base have protrusions extending outwardly from their surfaces, with the base's protrusions arranged to extend substantially perpendicularly from those of the anti-splash body.

Plain-Language Overview of Independent Claims:

• Claim 1: This independent claim describes a urinal anti-splash device that includes an anti-splash body and a base. The anti-splash body is designed to be mounted vertically on the back wall of a urinal and has multiple protrusions on its front surface. The base is attached to the anti-splash body at a specific "coupling region" and is configured to cover at least a portion of a urinal drain. The base also features protrusions on its surface, which is continuous with the front surface of the anti-splash body. The coupling region is specifically designed to allow the base to pivot between a first position where it is parallel to the anti-splash body and a second position where it is substantially perpendicular to the base itself.
• Claim 8: This independent claim describes a urinal anti-splash device comprising an anti-splash body intended for mounting on a urinal's back wall. This body has multiple protrusions on its front surface, where at least some of these protrusions are designed to be wider at their base (where they meet the front surface) than at their top. The device also includes a base attached to the anti-splash body. This base is configured to extend substantially perpendicularly from the anti-splash body to cover at least part of a urinal drain and has its own set of protrusions that are arranged to extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the protrusions on the anti-splash body.
• Claim 18: This independent claim outlines a method for installing a urinal anti-splash device. The method involves first providing a device similar to that described in Claim 8, which includes an anti-splash body with specific protrusions and a base with its own perpendicularly arranged protrusions that extend substantially perpendicularly from the first portion of the anti-splash body. The next steps in the method are mounting the anti-splash body onto the back wall of a urinal and then placing the base over a urinal drain.

CAFC 2026 Dockets:
As of April 26, 2026, a search of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) 2026 dockets (for April, May, and June) did not explicitly return any cases directly matching patent number US10294649. However, the patent's public record indicates a PTAB case IPR2025-01366 was filed (though not instituted procedurally) and a US case (3:25-cv-00418) was filed in the Ohio Northern District Court.