Patents by Inventor Kelson Sutherland

Kelson Sutherland 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 device for a vacuum handling device or a vacuum clamping device
    Patent number: 11969886
    Abstract: A valve device comprising a valve housing with a flow channel having a fluid outflow side and a fluid inflow side, a leaf spring having a fastening portion and a free portion. The fastening portion is connected to the valve housing such that, in a closed configuration, the free portion bears against a valve seat and that, in order to bring about an open configuration, the free portion, from the closed configuration, can be elastically bent away from the valve seat, and an actuating device which is designed to transfer the leaf spring from the closed configuration to an open configuration against an elastic reset force of the leaf spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: J.Schmalz GmbH
    Inventor: Kelson Sutherland
  • VALVE DEVICE FOR A VACUUM HANDLING DEVICE OR A VACUUM CLAMPING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220379495
    Abstract: A valve device comprising a valve housing with a flow channel having a fluid outflow side and a fluid inflow side, a leaf spring having a fastening portion and a free portion. The fastening portion is connected to the valve housing such that, in a closed configuration, the free portion bears against a valve seat and that, in order to bring about an open configuration, the free portion, from the closed configuration, can be elastically bent away from the valve seat, and an actuating device which is designed to transfer the leaf spring from the closed configuration to an open configuration against an elastic reset force of the leaf spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: J.Schmalz GmbH
    Inventor: Kelson Sutherland