Patents by Inventor Alexander Montgomery Mlsna

Alexander Montgomery Mlsna has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6062260
    Abstract: A dual piston pilot valve includes a housing forming first and second cylinders. A first spool is moveable in the first cylinder for engaging the a piston to effect movement of the first piston and a second spool is moveable in the second cylinder for engaging a second piston to effect movement of the second piston. The valve further includes a single pressurized fluid supply port communicating with both the first and second cylinders, a first output port communicating with the first cylinder, a second output port communicating with the second cylinder, a single exhaust port communicating with both the first and second cylinders, and a diaphragm engaging the housing and both the first and second pistons. The diaphragm is positioned between both the first and second spools and both the first and second seal regions of the first and second pistons to effect a seal between the single exhaust port and the first and second spools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: SMC Pneumatics, Inc.
    Inventors: Shinichi Yoshimura, Robert William Dickman, Alexander Montgomery Mlsna