Patents by Inventor Nathaniel F. Yoder

Nathaniel F. Yoder 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).

  • Liquid level sensor for galley inserts
    Patent number: 8127604
    Abstract: The liquid level sensing device includes rotating electrically conductive probes and uses a self-cleaning rotary electrical connection system with a contact stylus on a rotating conductive barrel, for sensing a liquid level in a dispensing container of an aircraft galley insert. The probes, pivot arms of the probes, rotating drum and stylus may have an exterior surface formed of an electrically conductive, corrosion resistant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: B/E Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Hannah, Nathaniel F. Yoder, Jeff Renz, David Weiss
  • LIQUID LEVEL SENSOR FOR GALLEY INSERTS
    Publication number: 20110011177
    Abstract: The liquid level sensing device includes rotating electrically conductive probes and uses a self-cleaning rotary electrical connection system with a contact stylus on a rotating conductive barrel, for sensing a liquid level in a dispensing container of an aircraft galley insert. The probes, pivot arms of the probes, rotating drum and stylus may have an exterior surface formed of an electrically conductive, corrosion resistant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: B/E Intellectual Property, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary R. Hannah, Nathaniel F. Yoder, Jeff Renz, David Weiss
  • AIR VENT VALVE FOR BEVERAGE MAKERS
    Publication number: 20100132805
    Abstract: The air vent valve includes a vent valve body and a valve adapter that sealingly mate together. A vent outlet of the vent valve body and a fluid inlet of the valve adapter are connected through interior flow chambers of the vent valve body and valve adapter. A spherical ball float is constrained for longitudinal movement within a tubular collar in the interior chamber of the vent valve body, and a planar valve seat member with a central flow aperture is disposed within the vent valve body between the tubular collar and the outflow passage of the vent valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: B/E INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
    Inventors: Girish S. Kshirsagar, Dharmesh A. Ved, John Erick Ellison, Winston Fliess, David Weiss, Nathaniel F. Yoder