Patents by Inventor Richard Bruce Jones

Richard Bruce Jones 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: 20160129375
    Abstract: A spool valve includes a cylindrical spool body defining porting for control of fluid flow through the spool body, the spool body having pockets on an outer surface and sealing inserts received within the pockets. The sealing inserts and the porting are configured to control fluid flow through the spool valve based on an alignment of the sealing inserts and the porting corresponding to rotational positioning of the spool valve within a valve housing. The spool valve may be incorporated into a filter head of a filter assembly including a first filter and a second filter. Based on the rotational position of the spool valve, the spool valve is configured to block fluid flow to and from one of the filters and permit fluid flow to and from the other of the filters, the sealing inserts providing a seal against the valve housing to prevent leakage from the blocked filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: Richard Bruce Jones