Patents Assigned to Rego Company
  • Patent number: 4310012
    Abstract: In combination with a relatively non-extendible emergency cable mechanically placed under tension and including a rigidly supported link having a fuse element and manual pull handle which are suggestive of their purpose and operation in the cable for alert and quck actuation of cut-off flow control valves of varying types of sensitivities to prevent serious escape of liquefied petroleum gas under high pressures, and also serving as a remote manual shut off control for terminating a delivery truck tank filling operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1982
    Assignee: Rego Company
    Inventors: Evans R. Billington, Larry F. Odar
  • Patent number: 4269215
    Abstract: A vapor pressure equalizing valve disposed in a vapor return conduit between a storage tank and a liquid receiving tank to provide the same volume of flow but at a higher rate and greater fluidity than that of liquid flow volume in a preferably larger liquid conduit, and providing an excess flow shut off response that can be triggered manually or by the danger of a hose rupture or in case of fire or a break in the vapor return conduit, to protect either tank, or with two valves protect both tanks, with great quickness of action. The valve serves as a manual vapor flow shut off valve which may be latched open; and is unlatched to close by a local or remote control or fire, but while latched open provides an excess flow arresting action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1981
    Assignee: Rego Company
    Inventor: Larry F. Odar
  • Patent number: 4230161
    Abstract: Multi position flow check valves for both liquid and vapor filler conduits having essentially two positions, a closed position, and a wide open flow position to activate the latch, the valve being automatically closed from the flow position under hazardous conditions including equipment accidents and fires, and open only when manually opened for latching purpose in tank filling operations at bulk storage stations. One hazardous condition includes an appreciable stretch strain exerted on filler hoses connected between the storage supply tank and the mobile delivery tank sufficient when dangerous to close the valves and prevent serious escape of gases in event of hose rupture. Non-extendible elements providing the differential criteria also serve as remote shut-off controls, including manual, automatic and thermal for safety termination of a refilling operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1980
    Assignee: Rego Company
    Inventors: Evans R. Billington, Robert J. Batka, Christ P. Korbilas