Patents by Inventor Melvin B. Medina

Melvin B. Medina 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).

  • Gate valve
    Patent number: 9091351
    Abstract: A gate valve system for controlling fluid flow having a valve body with a bore through which fluid can flow. The system includes a valve body having a bore to allow fluid to pass through the valve body and further having a cavity defined by substantially parallel innerside walls of the valve body, a gate wherein at least one end of the gate is defined by a radius perimeter. The system also has a bonnet that is removably coupled to a face of the valve body, wherein a portion of an innerside of the bonnet includes a curved surface adapted to mate with the at least one end of the gate defined by the radius perimeter, and an actuation mechanism operationally positioned and removably connected to the gate by way of a thru-hole in the bonnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: ZP Interests, LLC
    Inventors: Hernani G DeOcampo, Robert Y Jones, Balazs Horvath, Henry O Tohill, Ricky D Knight, Melvin B Medina
  • Gate Valve
    Publication number: 20140217320
    Abstract: A gate valve system for controlling fluid flow having a valve body with a bore through which fluid can flow. The system includes a valve body having a bore to allow fluid to pass through the valve body and further having a cavity defined by substantially parallel innerside walls of the valve body, a gate wherein at least one end of the gate is defined by a radius perimeter. The system also has a bonnet that is removably coupled to a face of the valve body, wherein a portion of an innerside of the bonnet includes a curved surface adapted to mate with the at least one end of the gate defined by the radius perimeter, and an actuation mechanism operationally positioned and removably connected to the gate by way of a thru-hole in the bonnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: ZP INTERESTS, LLC
    Inventors: Hernani G. DeOcampo, Robert Y. Jones, Balazs Horvath, Henry O. Tohill, Ricky D. Knight, Melvin B. Medina