Patents by Inventor Gerald a Mahn

Gerald a Mahn 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).

  • Integral tilted poppet valve for controlled flow of fuel from fuel dispensing nozzle
    Patent number: 11060618
    Abstract: An integral tilted poppet valve for controlled flow of fuel from a fuel dispensing nozzle, including a poppet skirt, embodied within the poppet valve accessory of this invention, the poppet skirt cooperates with the poppet stem, and the poppet holder and its seal disc, to furnish a sealing of the nozzle, through the poppet valve, when the fuel nozzle is not in use, but that upon actuation of the nozzle lever, elevating its poppet stem, the poppet skirt includes an upper inclined surface for biasing against the poppet holder and its seal disc, to tilt the opening of the nozzle to provide for a minor or trickle flow of fuel through the nozzle to furnish a more precise dispensing of the quantity and value of the fuel being delivered to a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Husky Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald a Mahn, Grenville G Sutcliffe
  • Integral tilted poppet valve for controlled flow of fuel from fuel dispensing nozzle
    Publication number: 20200370656
    Abstract: An integral tilted poppet valve for controlled flow of fuel from a fuel dispensing nozzle, including a poppet skirt, embodied within the poppet valve accessory of this invention, the poppet skirt cooperates with the poppet stem, and the poppet holder and its seal disc, to furnish a sealing of the nozzle, through the poppet valve, when the fuel nozzle is not in use, but that upon actuation of the nozzle lever, elevating its poppet stem, the poppet skirt includes an upper inclined surface for biasing against the poppet holder and its seal disc, to tilt the opening of the nozzle to provide for a minor or trickle flow of fuel through the nozzle to furnish a more precise dispensing of the quantity and value of the fuel being delivered to a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Gerald a Mahn, Grenville G Sutcliffe
  • Tilted poppet valve for fuel dispensing nozzle
    Patent number: D963798
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Husky Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald A Mahn, Grenville G Sutcliffe