Patents by Inventor Jerry Gasaway

Jerry Gasaway 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).

  • Butterfly valve construction
    Patent number: 6079695
    Abstract: A butterfly valve having a valve body with a seat therein and a valve disc carried on a rotatable shaft such that the valve disc can be moved into and away from sealing engagement with the valve body seat is provided with a removable and replaceable seat member forming the valve body seat and a removable and replaceable sealing surface member is mounted on the valve disc which is sealingly engageable with the seat member when the valve disc is moved into sealing engagement with the valve body seat. The valve body seat preferably is sized to be press fit into a recess in the valve body and retained therein without additional fasteners. This butterfly valve can be used in a single, double or triple offset valve and the valve can be attached to a pipe in any conventional manner. The valve seat material and the sealing surface material may be solid metal, a resistant material such as nylon or Teflon.RTM. may have a metal insert or may have a high temperature insert such as graphite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Orbit Valve Company
    Inventors: Jerry Gasaway, David Stephan, Filiberto Jimenez
  • Replaceable seal members for butterfly valve
    Patent number: 5975494
    Abstract: A butterfly valve having a valve body with a seat therein and a valve disc carried on a rotatable shaft such that the valve disc can be moved into and away from sealing engagement with the valve body seat is provided with a removable and replaceable seat member forming the valve body seat and a removable and replaceable sealing surface member is mounted on the valve disc which is sealingly engageable with the seat member when the valve disc is moved into sealing engagement with the valve body seat. The valve body seat preferably is sized to be press fit into a recess in the valve body and retained therein without additional fasteners. This butterfly valve can be used in a single, double or triple offset valve and the valve can be attached to a pipe in any conventional manner. The valve seat material and the sealing surface material may be solid metal, a resistant material such as nylon or Teflon.RTM., may have a metal insert or may have a high temperature insert such as graphite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Orbit Valve Company
    Inventor: Jerry Gasaway
  • Replaceable seal members for butterfly valve
    Patent number: 5871203
    Abstract: A butterfly valve having a valve body with a seat therein and a valve disc carried on a rotatable shaft such that the valve disc can be moved into and away from sealing engagement with the valve body seat is provided with a removable and replaceable seat member forming the valve body seat and a removable and replaceable sealing surface member is mounted on the valve disc which is sealingly engageable with the seat member when the valve disc is moved into sealing engagement with the valve body seat. The valve body seat preferably is sized to be press fit into a recess in the valve body and retained therein without additional fasteners. This butterfly valve can be used in a single, double or triple offset valve and the valve can be attached to a pipe in any conventional manner. The valve seat material and the sealing surface material may be solid metal, a resistant material such as nylon or Teflon.RTM., may have a metal insert or may have a high temperature insert such as graphite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Orbit Valve Company
    Inventor: Jerry Gasaway
  • Replaceable seal members for butterfly valve
    Patent number: 5707040
    Abstract: A butterfly valve having a valve body with a seat therein and a valve disc carried on a rotatable shaft such that the valve disc can be moved into and away from sealing engagement with the valve body seat is provided with a removable and replaceable seat member forming the valve body seat and a removable and replaceable sealing surface member is mounted on the valve disc which is sealingly engageable with the seat member when the valve disc is moved into sealing engagement with the valve body seat. The valve body seat preferably is sized to be press fit into a recess in the valve body and retained therein without additional fasteners. This butterfly valve can be used in a single, double or triple offset valve and the valve can be attached to a pipe in any conventional manner. The valve seat material and the sealing surface material may be solid metal, a resistant material such as nylon or Teflon.RTM., may have a metal insert or may have a high temperature insert such as graphite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Assignee: Orbit Valve Company
    Inventor: Jerry Gasaway