Patents by Inventor Andrew John Olsen

Andrew John Olsen 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).

  • FLEXIBLE SEALS FOR PROCESS CONTROL VALVES
    Publication number: 20150369371
    Abstract: Flexible seals for process control valves are disclosed. An example disclosed seal includes a seal for use with a butterfly valve. The example seal includes a substantially flexible ring-shaped carrier configured to be moveably fixed within the butterfly valve and to surround a flow control aperture therein. The example seal includes a seal stiffener adjacent the substantially flexible ring-shaped carrier to increase the stiffness of the substantially flexible ring-shaped carrier in a first flow direction. The example seal includes a substantially rigid seal ring to engage an opposing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Wade Jonathon Helfer, David John Koester, Benjamin Uriah Good, Paul Russell Dalluge, Andrew John Olsen
  • Flexible seals for process control valves
    Patent number: 9127775
    Abstract: Flexible seals for process control valves are disclosed. An example disclosed seal includes a seal for use with a butterfly valve. The example seal includes a substantially flexible ring-shaped carrier configured to be moveably fixed within the butterfly valve and to surround a flow control aperture therein. The example seal includes a seal stiffener adjacent the substantially flexible ring-shaped carrier to increase the stiffness of the substantially flexible ring-shaped carrier in a first flow direction. The example seal includes a substantially rigid seal ring to engage an opposing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Fisher Controls International LLC
    Inventors: Wade Jonathon Helfer, David John Koester, Benjamin Uriah Good, Paul Russel Dalluge, Andrew John Olsen
  • FLEXIBLE SEALS FOR PROCESS CONTROL VALVES
    Publication number: 20120319022
    Abstract: Flexible seals for process control valves are disclosed. An example disclosed seal includes a seal for use with a butterfly valve. The example seal includes a substantially flexible ring-shaped carrier configured to be moveably fixed within the butterfly valve and to surround a flow control aperture therein. The example seal includes a seal stiffener adjacent the substantially flexible ring-shaped carrier to increase the stiffness of the substantially flexible ring-shaped carrier in a first flow direction. The example seal includes a substantially rigid seal ring to engage an opposing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Wade Jonathon Helfer, David John Koester, Benjamin Uriah Good, Paul Russel Dalluge, Andrew John Olsen