Patents by Inventor Thomas Leroy Weyer, Jr.

Thomas Leroy Weyer, Jr. 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).

  • Patent number: 9939068
    Abstract: Fluid control apparatus having flow restrictors are described herein. An example actuator includes an actuator housing having an actuator to define a first chamber of the actuator housing and a second chamber of the actuator housing. A loading fluid pathway is formed in the actuator housing to fluidly couple a loading fluid and the first chamber. A restrictor is positioned within the loading fluid pathway to regulate a flow rate of the loading fluid that is to flow from an inlet port of the loading fluid pathway to the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas LeRoy Weyer, Jr., Madhusudhan Reddy Kotragouda Basappa
  • Publication number: 20170010626
    Abstract: Fluid control apparatus having flow restrictors are described herein. An example actuator includes an actuator housing having an actuator to define a first chamber of the actuator housing and a second chamber of the actuator housing. A loading fluid pathway is formed in the actuator housing to fluidly couple a loading fluid and the first chamber. A restrictor is positioned within the loading fluid pathway to regulate a flow rate of the loading fluid that is to flow from an inlet port of the loading fluid pathway to the first chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas LeRoy Weyer, JR., Madhusudhan Reddy Kotragouda Basappa
  • Patent number: 8740179
    Abstract: Two-piece trim apparatus for use with fluid regulators are described. In one described example, a fluid regulator has a regulator body and a first seat ring to provide a first flow characteristic disposed within the body and defining a fluid orifice. The first seat ring is interchangeable with a second seat ring that is to provide a second flow characteristic different from the first flow characteristic. The fluid regulator also includes a first cage to provide a third fluid characteristic and removably coupled to the first seat ring. The first cage is interchangeable with a second cage that is to provide a fourth fluid flow characteristic different from the third flow characteristic. The first cage can be selectively coupled to the first seat ring or the second seat ring and the first seat ring can be selectively coupled to the first cage or the second cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Fisher Controls International, LLC
    Inventors: James Lyman Griffin, Jr., Thomas Leroy Weyer, Jr., Daniel Gunder Roper, Harold Joe McKinney