Patents by Inventor David C. Bayreuther

David C. Bayreuther 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).

  • Stem or shaft seal arrangement
    Patent number: 7017915
    Abstract: An improved seal arrangement in an assembly such as a valve assembly in which a compression member is provided to press a seal between the compression member and the valve body. In a preferred form, the compression member includes a recess which receives a first portion of the seal, and a second portion of the seal is disposed between the compression member and the valve body. In addition, a first inclined surface is provided in the recess of the compression member. The first inclined surface contacts a second inclined surface provided on the first portion of the seal. A third inclined surface on the compression member contacts a fourth inclined surface provided at a juncture between the first and second portions of the seal. Further, a fifth inclined surface is provided on the housing to contact a sixth inclined surface provided on the second portion of the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Metso Automation USA Inc.
    Inventors: Philip J. Dorrian, David C. Bayreuther
  • Stem or shaft seal arrangement
    Publication number: 20030062688
    Abstract: An improved seal arrangement in an assembly such as a valve assembly in which a compression member is provided to press a seal between the compression member and the valve body. In a preferred form, the compression member includes a recess which receives a first portion of the seal, and a second portion of the seal is disposed between the compression member and the valve body. In addition, a first inclined surface is provided in the recess of the compression member. The first inclined surface contacts a second inclined surface provided on the first portion of the seal. A third inclined surface on the compression member contacts a fourth inclined surface provided at a juncture between the first and second portions of the seal. Further, a fifth inclined surface is provided on the housing to contact a sixth inclined surface provided on the second portion of the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Applicant: JAMESBURY, INC.
    Inventors: Philip J. Dorrian, David C. Bayreuther