Patents by Inventor Daniel Neal Hyde

Daniel Neal Hyde 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).

  • Vaporizing pressure regulator
    Patent number: 7021329
    Abstract: A vaporizing pressure regulator is provided, comprising: a valve body having a flow path therethrough and a pressure responsive valve carried in the flow path to regulate the flow of a fluid; and a heat source operatively associated with the valve body to heat fluid in the flow path by thermal conduction through a portion of the valve housing. In another aspect of the invention, heating is enhanced by providing power to the heat source proportional to the difference between a measured temperature indicative of the temperature of the fluid and a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Neal Hyde, Christopher James Thomson
  • Vaporizing pressure regulator
    Publication number: 20040250855
    Abstract: A vaporizing pressure regulator is provided, comprising: a valve body having a flow path therethrough and a pressure responsive valve carried in the flow path to regulate the flow of a fluid; and a heat source operatively associated with the valve body to heat fluid in the flow path by thermal conduction through a portion of the valve housing. In another aspect of the invention, heating is enhanced by providing power to the heat source proportional to the difference between a measured temperature indicative of the temperature of the fluid and a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel Neal Hyde, Christopher James Thomson