Patents Assigned to Griswold Controls
  • Publication number: 20240068589
    Abstract: A flow control valve including a main valve and a pilot valve for controlling a piston of the main valve. The valve maybe controlled through a control system based upon measured pressures or temperatures in a system supplied or controlled by the valve. The valve may be operated as a pressure independent control valve, using pressure measurement from a supply line and exit line or return line of a hydronic HVAC system as inputs to the control system, which is operable to maintain a constant pressure drop across the system, or the valve may be operated as a temperature independent control valve, using temperature measurements from a supply line and exit line or return line of a hydronic HVAC system as inputs to the control system which is operable to maintain a constant temperature drop across the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Publication number: 20240009782
    Abstract: A valve in which the flow control element includes a fixed disk and a rotatable disk, and a motor operable to rotate the rotatable disk. The motor is disposed in the bore of the valve, aligned with the long axis of the valve body and the axis of rotation of the rotatable disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Patent number: 11772211
    Abstract: A valve in which the flow control element includes a fixed disk and a rotatable disk, and a motor operable to rotate the rotatable disk. The motor is disposed in the bore of the valve, aligned with the long axis of the valve body and the axis of rotation of the rotatable disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Publication number: 20220290772
    Abstract: A valve in which the flow control element includes a fixed disk and a rotatable disk, and a motor operable to rotate the rotatable disk. The motor is disposed in the bore of the valve, aligned with the long axis of the valve body and the axis of rotation of the rotatable disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Patent number: 11359738
    Abstract: A valve in which the flow control element includes a fixed disk and a rotatable disk, and a motor operable to rotate the rotatable disk. The motor is disposed in the bore of the valve, aligned with the long axis of the valve body and the axis of rotation of the rotatable disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Patent number: 10794511
    Abstract: A flow control valve including a main valve and a pilot valve for controlling a piston of the main valve. The valve maybe controlled through a control system based o{circumflex over (?)}pn measured pressures or temperatures in a system supplied or controlled by the valve. The valve may be operated as a pressure independent control valve, using pressure measurement from a supply line and exit line or return line of a hydronic HVAC system as inputs to the control system, which is operable to maintain a constant pressure drop across the system, or the valve may be operated as a temperature independent control valve, using temperature measurements from a supply line and exit line or return line of a hydronic HVAC system as inputs to the control system which is operable to maintain a constant temperature drop across the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Patent number: 10527178
    Abstract: A rotationally adjustable valve is disclosed whereby the user is able to control the flow of fluids from complete shutoff to maximum flow by rotating the adjustment means of the valve, said rotation being axial to the flow of the fluid. Additionally, the user is able to attach high and low pressure test probes directly to the valve, as it is rotatably adjusted, so that additional equipment is not required next to the valve. An embodiment of this invention includes the use of an adjustable Cv disk to set the maximum flow of the valve, rather than just create a simple 180° on/off, very similar to a current 90° ball valve that this device will replace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan I. Tuineag, Bryan Holloway
  • Publication number: 20190301631
    Abstract: A flow control valve including a main valve and a pilot valve for controlling a piston of the main valve. The valve maybe controlled through a control system based o{circumflex over (?)}pn measured pressures or temperatures in a system supplied or controlled by the valve. The valve may be operated as a pressure independent control valve, using pressure measurement from a supply line and exit line or return line of a hydronic HVAC system as inputs to the control system, which is operable to maintain a constant pressure drop across the system, or the valve may be operated as a temperature independent control valve, using temperature measurements from a supply line and exit line or return line of a hydronic HVAC system as inputs to the control system which is operable to maintain a constant temperature drop across the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Patent number: 10323768
    Abstract: A flow control valve including a main valve and a pilot valve for controlling a piston of the main valve. The valve maybe controlled through a control system based on measured pressures or temperatures in a system supplied or controlled by the valve. The valve may be operated as a pressure independent control valve, using pressure measurement from a supply line and exit line or return line of a hydronic HVAC system as inputs to the control system, which is operable to maintain a constant pressure drop across the system, or the valve may be operated as a temperature independent control valve, using temperature measurements from a supply line and exit line or return line of a hydronic HVAC system as inputs to the control system which is operable to maintain a constant temperature drop across the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Publication number: 20190072190
    Abstract: A rotationally adjustable valve is disclosed whereby the user is able to control the flow of fluids from complete shutoff to maximum flow by rotating the adjustment means of the valve, said rotation being axial to the flow of the fluid. Additionally, the user is able to attach high and low pressure test probes directly to the valve, as it is rotatably adjusted, so that additional equipment is not required next to the valve. An embodiment of this invention includes the use of an adjustable Cv disk to set the maximum flow of the valve, rather than just create a simple 180° on/off, very similar to a current 90° ball valve that this device will replace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan I. Tuineag, Bryan Holloway
  • Publication number: 20190063631
    Abstract: A valve in which the flow control element includes a fixed disk and a rotatable disk, and a motor operable to rotate the rotatable disk. The motor is disposed in the bore of the valve, aligned with the long axis of the valve body and the axis of rotation of the rotatable disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Publication number: 20180355997
    Abstract: A flow control valve including a main valve and a pilot valve for controlling a piston of the main valve. The valve maybe controlled through a control system based on measured pressures or temperatures in a system supplied or controlled by the valve. The valve may be operated as a pressure independent control valve, using pressure measurement from a supply line and exit line or return line of a hydronic HVAC system as inputs to the control system, which is operable to maintain a constant pressure drop across the system, or the valve may be operated as a temperature independent control valve, using temperature measurements from a supply line and exit line or return line of a hydronic HVAC system as inputs to the control system which is operable to maintain a constant temperature drop across the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Patent number: 10113661
    Abstract: A valve in which the flow control element includes a fixed disk and a rotatable disk, and a motor operable to rotate the rotatable disk. The motor is disposed in the bore of the valve, aligned with the long axis of the valve body and the axis of rotation of the rotatable disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Patent number: 10072761
    Abstract: A rotationally adjustable valve is disclosed whereby the user is able to control the flow of fluids from complete shutoff to maximum flow by rotating the adjustment means of the valve, said rotation being axial to the flow of the fluid. Additionally, the user is able to attach high and low pressure test probes directly to the valve, as it is rotatably adjusted, so that additional equipment is not required next to the valve. An embodiment of this invention includes the use of an adjustable Cv disk to set the maximum flow of the valve, rather than just create a simple 180° on/off, very similar to a current 90° ball valve that this device will replace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan I. Tuineag, Bryan Holloway
  • Patent number: 10012324
    Abstract: A flow control valve including a main valve and a pilot valve for controlling a piston of the main valve. The pilot valve is controlled in part with relatively high pressure fluid ported from a high pressure port and relatively low pressure fluid ported from a low pressure port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Patent number: 9920850
    Abstract: A flow control valve including a main valve and a pilot valve for controlling a piston of the main valve. The pilot valve is controlled in part with relatively high pressure fluid ported from a high pressure port of a flow sensor and relatively low pressure fluid ported from a low pressure port of a flow sensor, and also controlled with a control fluid applied to a control plate acting on a compression spring to bias the pilot valve. The pressure in the control fluid is controlled by pressurizing a control fluid reservoir with a mechanism accessible from outside the valve and the piping in which the valve is installed. The flow sensor and the reservoir are preferably disposed within the flange of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Publication number: 20180058603
    Abstract: A valve in which the flow control element includes a fixed disk and a rotatable disk, and a motor operable to rotate the rotatable disk. The motor is disposed in the bore of the valve, aligned with the long axis of the valve body and the axis of rotation of the rotatable disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Patent number: 9835257
    Abstract: A valve in which the flow control element includes a fixed disk and a rotatable disk, and a Venturi nozzle for measuring flow through the valve, arranged in a straight configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Publication number: 20170261110
    Abstract: A valve in which the flow control element includes a fixed disk and a rotatable disk, and a Venturi nozzle for measuring flow through the valve, arranged in a straight configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag
  • Publication number: 20170227134
    Abstract: A flow control valve including a main valve and a pilot valve for controlling a piston of the main valve. The pilot valve is controlled in part with relatively high pressure fluid ported from a high pressure port of a flow sensor and relatively low pressure fluid ported from a low pressure port of a flow sensor, and also controlled with a control fluid applied to a control plate acting on a compression spring to bias the pilot valve. The pressure in the control fluid is controlled by pressurizing a control fluid reservoir with a mechanism accessible from outside the valve and the piping in which the valve is installed. The flow sensor and the reservoir are preferably disposed within the flange of the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Griswold Controls, LLC
    Inventor: Stefan I. Tuineag