Patents by Inventor Ian Cottom

Ian Cottom 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: 20060158029
    Abstract: A valve assembly comprising a chamber, the chamber having an inlet which is adapted to be connected to a source of relatively high pressure fluid, and an outlet which is adapted to be connected to a source of relatively low pressure fluid, and a switch valve which is switchable between a first configuration in which the valve closes the outlet and opens the inlet, and a second configuration in which the valve closes the inlet and opens the outlet, characterised in that a flow control device is provided between the outlet and the volume of relatively low pressure fluid, the flow control device including a restrictor portion which restricts flow of fluid through the flow control device, the extent to which fluid flow is restricted decreasing as the fluid pressure in the chamber increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Edward Shaw, Ian Cottom