Patents by Inventor Christopher Carns

Christopher Carns 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).

  • Publication number: 20240110502
    Abstract: A thermostatic valve assembly for an internal combustion engine cooling system. The thermostatic valve assembly including a valve housing and a plunger assembly. The valve housing includes a chamber, an inlet port, a radiator output port, and a bypass output port. The bypass output port including a flow opening. The plunger assembly being slideably secured within the chamber and moving between a first position to close the flow opening and a second position to open the flow opening. The plunger assembly comprises a body and at least one seal configured to seal the flow opening when in the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Nathan C. Osmun, Joseph D. Davis, Christopher A. Carns
  • Patent number: 11629631
    Abstract: A deaeration valve includes a housing and a ball in fluid communication with housing. The ball can include a body, a seat defining a bleed passage therein, and a deaeration pin slidably disposed within the bleed passage. Further, the deaeration pin may include a head, a retention feature, and a shaft positioned between the head and the retention feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Davis, Nathan Osmun, Christopher Carns
  • Publication number: 20210239033
    Abstract: A deaeration valve includes a housing and a ball in fluid communication with housing. The ball can include a body, a seat defining a bleed passage therein, and a deaeration pin slidably disposed within the bleed passage. Further, the deaeration pin may include a head, a retention feature, and a shaft positioned between the head and the retention feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Davis, Nathan Osmun, Christopher Carns
  • Patent number: 10222813
    Abstract: A four-way hall valve includes a linear gear for operating the ball element in the valve and a temperature responsive wax element connected to the linear gear for moving the linear gear and rotating the ball in response to temperature change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher A. Carns
  • Patent number: 9695734
    Abstract: A fluid-metering valve assembly for use in a coolant regulator of an internal combustion engine cooling system may include a main body and a metering member. The main body is configured to be rotatably secured within an internal chamber of the coolant regulator. A fluid passage is formed through the main body, and is defined, at least in part, by a metering edge of the main body. The metering member is formed proximate to the metering edge of the main body, and is configured to allow variable doses of fluid to be metered into or out of the coolant regulator as the main body is rotated within the coolant regulator. The metering member includes one or more linear features formed into the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc
    Inventors: Christopher A. Carns, Rohan R. Sawai
  • Publication number: 20160003126
    Abstract: A fluid-metering valve assembly for use in a coolant regulator of an internal combustion engine cooling system may include a main body and a metering member. The main body is configured to be rotatably secured within an internal chamber of the coolant regulator. A fluid passage is formed through the main body, and is defined, at least in part, by a metering edge of the main body. The metering member is formed proximate to the metering edge of the main body, and is configured to allow variable doses of fluid to be metered into or out of the coolant regulator as the main body is rotated within the coolant regulator. The metering member includes one or more linear features formed into the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher A. CARNS, Rohan R. SAWAI
  • Publication number: 20150241884
    Abstract: A four-way ball valve includes a linear gear for operating the ball element in the valve and a temperatures responsive wax element connected to the linear gear for moving the linear gear and rotating the ball in response to temperature change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventor: Christopher A. Carns
  • Patent number: 7878181
    Abstract: A pressure responsive regulator valve particularly suitable for a vehicle fuel system includes a substantially monolithic T-shaped body having a first bore defining a substantially unrestricted fluid flow path therethrough and a second bore in fluid flow communication with the first bore. A pressure responsive valve is provided in the second bore to open and close a fluid flow path through the second bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher A. Carns
  • Publication number: 20090235995
    Abstract: A pressure responsive regulator valve particularly suitable for a vehicle fuel system includes a substantially monolithic T-shaped body having a first bore defining a substantially unrestricted fluid flow path therethrough and a second bore in fluid flow communication with the first bore. A pressure responsive valve is provided in the second bore to open and close a fluid flow path through the second bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventor: CHRISTOPHER A. CARNS