Patents by Inventor Andrew E. Massie

Andrew E. Massie 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).

  • Combined control valve and coupler
    Patent number: 8430125
    Abstract: A control valve includes a body including an internal passageway and is constituted at one end as a coupler that includes a valve poppet openable to allow fluid access to or from the passageway past the poppet. The body defines at least one lateral port. A valve spool is disposed within the body and is movable lengthwise of the body by a solenoid actuator, disposed at the other end of the body, to control fluid communication between the passageway and the lateral port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Aker Subsea Limited
    Inventors: Andrew E Massie, Andrew D Gledhill
  • COMBINED CONTROL VALVE AND COUPLER
    Publication number: 20110175003
    Abstract: A control valve which comprises a body (2) including an internal passageway (3) and is constituted at one end (6) as a coupler which includes a valve poppet (7) openable to allow fluid access to or from the passageway past the poppet. The body defines at least one lateral port (11 or 12). A valve spool (13) is disposed within the body and is movable lengthwise of the body by a solenoid actuator (18), disposed at the other end of the body (3), to control fluid communication between the passageway (3) and the lateral port (11 or 12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: AKER SUBSEA LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew E. Massie, Andrew D. Gledhill