Patents by Inventor Steven Gary Houle

Steven Gary Houle 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).

  • Combustion exhaust valve
    Patent number: 10883417
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, a valve assembly for controlling an exhaust pressure of a gas combustion system. The valve assembly can include a valve housing, a flapper, and a biasing device. The valve housing can be coupleable to an exhaust pipe. The flapper can be pivotably couplable to the valve housing to pivot between a full open position and a restricted position in response to exhaust pressure. The biasing device can be couplable to the housing and extendable into the exhaust pipe to engage the flapper, where the biasing device can be configured to bias the flapper toward the restricted position and can be configured to resist movement of the flapper between the restricted position and the full open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SPEEDWERX, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Gary Houle, Jeremy Lee Houle
  • COMBUSTION EXHAUST VALVE
    Publication number: 20190153933
    Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, a valve assembly for controlling an exhaust pressure of a gas combustion system. The valve assembly can include a valve housing, a flapper, and a biasing device. The valve housing can be coupleable to an exhaust pipe. The flapper can be pivotably couplable to the valve housing to pivot between a full open position and a restricted position in response to exhaust pressure. The biasing device can be couplable to the housing and extendable into the exhaust pipe to engage the flapper, where the biasing device can be configured to bias the flapper toward the restricted position and can be configured to resist movement of the flapper between the restricted position and the full open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Gary Houle, Jeremy Lee Houle