Patents by Inventor Gordon Heap

Gordon Heap 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).

  • Valve
    Patent number: 3974860
    Abstract: A vane for a flow control valve comprises a disc-shaped member mountable for rotation about an axis through the plane of the member. Integral with the disc-shaped member is at least one flow-modifying member provided with openings therethrough so that, in the open position of the vane all of the fluid flow takes place through the openings. The shape and size of the openings determines the flow characteristics in a particular system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1976
    Assignee: Batley Controls Limited
    Inventors: Michael Stead, Gordon Heap