Patents Assigned to Versa-Matic Tool, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6962487
    Abstract: A fluid driven pump. One embodiment of the fluid driven pump may include first and second diaphragms supported within a housing assembly such that first and second fluidtight expansion chambers are defined within the housing. The pump may have a first exhaust valve movably supported in a first exhaust valve cavity in fluid communication with the first expansion chamber and an exhaust port in the housing assembly. In addition, the pump may have a second exhaust valve movably supported in a second exhaust valve cavity in fluid communication with the second expansion chamber and the exhaust port. A flow control system may be supported by the housing assembly and be couplable to a source of pressurized control fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Versa-Matic Tool, Inc.
    Inventor: Denise M. Caldwell
  • Patent number: 5326234
    Abstract: A fluid driven pump includes an inlet, at least one expansion chamber for expanding upon introduction of fluid thereinto and contracting upon removal of fluid therefrom, a pumping chamber adjacent the expansion chamber for pumping in response to the expansion chamber's expansion and contraction, and an outlet for outletting pressurized fluid from the expansion chamber. A control system controls a flow of fluid from the inlet to the expansion chamber and a flow of pressurized fluid from the expansion chamber to the outlet. The outlet includes structure for gradually reducing the pressure of the fluid within a portion of the outlet to reduce blockage of the outlet due to freezing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Versa-Matic Tool, Inc.
    Inventors: William F. Versaw, Charles W. Taylor, Mitchell H. Jordan