Patents by Inventor William Benjamin Boult

William Benjamin Boult 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).

  • VALVE WITH BEARING ISOLATION
    Publication number: 20180259087
    Abstract: A valve (100, 600) coupled to a conduit carrying a fluid is provided. The valve comprises a shaft (210, 610) disposed through a wall of the conduit, a fluid flow regulating means (230) coupled to the shaft (210, 610) inside the conduit, a rotatable support means (110, 320) coupled to the shaft (210, 610) outside the wall of the conduit, and a proximate bearing (310) coupled to the shaft (210, 610) at a distance from the rotatable support means (110, 320) wherein the proximate bearing (310) is coupled to the conduit via one or more isolation means (120, 130).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: NORGREN LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Edward Byers Sealy, Christopher Edward Narborough, William Benjamin Boult, John Michael Morris
  • Flapper assembly for a throttle valve
    Patent number: 9726087
    Abstract: A method of forming a flapper assembly (200) for a throttle valve (100) is provided. The method includes steps of forming a flapper (110) comprised of hub (112) having an opening (114) and at least one vane (116a,b) coupled to the hub (112), disposing a shaft (210) in the opening (114), and pressing a punch (P) into an outer surface (112a) of the hub (112) such that a torque dimple (118) extends from the hub (112) into the shaft (210) to fasten the flapper (110) to the shaft (210).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Norgren GT Development Corporation
    Inventors: Adam Coker, Mark Sealy, William Benjamin Boult, John Michael Morris
  • Flapper exhaust diverter valve
    Patent number: 9644753
    Abstract: A flapper exhaust diverter valve (110) is provided. The flapper exhaust diverter valve (110) includes a valve body (210) comprising an exhaust inlet (212), an evaporator outlet (214), and a bypass outlet (216). The flapper exhaust diverter valve (110) also includes a flapper assembly (310) that is rotatably coupled to the valve body (210) at a first distal end (310a) of the flapper assembly (310).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Norgren Limited
    Inventors: John Michael Morris, Mark Edward Byers Sealy, Christopher Edward Narborough, William Benjamin Boult
  • FLAPPER EXHAUST DIVERTER VALVE
    Publication number: 20160123482
    Abstract: A flapper exhaust diverter valve (110) is provided. The flapper exhaust diverter valve (110) includes a valve body (210) comprising an exhaust inlet (212), an evaporator outlet (214), and a bypass outlet (216). The flapper exhaust diverter valve (110) also includes a flapper assembly (310) that is rotatably coupled to the valve body (210) at a first distal end (310a) of the flapper assembly (310).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Norgren Limited
    Inventors: John Michael Morris, Mark Edward Byers Sealy, Christopher Edward Narborough, William Benjamin Boult
  • FLAPPER ASSEMBLY FOR A THROTTLE VALVE
    Publication number: 20150315985
    Abstract: A method of forming a flapper assembly (200) for a throttle valve (100) is provided. The method includes steps of forming a flapper (110) comprised of hub (112) having an opening (114) and at least one vane (116a,b) coupled to the hub (112), disposing a shaft (210) in the opening (114), and pressing a punch (P) into an outer surface (112a) of the hub (112) such that a torque dimple (118) extends from the hub (112) into the shaft (210) to fasten the flapper (110) to the shaft (210).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Norgren GT Development Corporation
    Inventors: Adam COKER, Mark Sealy, William Benjamin Boult, John Michael Morris