Patents by Inventor Anthony Robert Yagiela

Anthony Robert Yagiela 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).

  • Publication number: 20240360911
    Abstract: A check valve includes a valve element and a valve body having a body housing, an annular valve seat insert, a bushing, and a biasing member. The body housing includes an outer circumferential wall extending between an inlet port and an outlet port to define a valve cavity therebetween. The valve seat insert is seated in a body seat surface surrounding the inlet port. The bushing is disposed in the valve cavity and defines a central bore, with the bushing including an outboard end surface axially engageable with the valve seat insert. The biasing member is disposed between a bearing portion of the body housing and an inboard end of the bushing to allow for axial movement of the bushing with respect to the body seat surface. The valve element extends through the bushing central bore and is movable between a closed position and an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Anthony Robert Yagiela, Cal R. Brown, Gregory S. Kalata, Erick R. Shelley, Jeffrey M. Rubinski
  • Patent number: 12000493
    Abstract: A check valve includes a valve element and a valve body having a body housing, an annular valve seat insert, a bushing, and a biasing member. The body housing includes an outer circumferential wall extending between an inlet port and an outlet port to define a valve cavity therebetween. The valve seat insert is seated in a body seat surface surrounding the inlet port. The bushing is disposed in the valve cavity and defines a central bore, with the bushing including an outboard end surface axially engageable with the valve seat insert. The biasing member is disposed between a bearing portion of the body housing and an inboard end of the bushing to allow for axial movement of the bushing with respect to the body seat surface. The valve element extends through the bushing central bore and is movable between a closed position and an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SWAGELOK COMPANY
    Inventors: Anthony Robert Yagiela, Cal R. Brown, Gregory S. Kalata, Erick R. Shelley, Jeffrey M. Rubinski
  • Publication number: 20230151898
    Abstract: A check valve includes a valve element and a valve body having a body housing, an annular valve seat insert, a bushing, and a biasing member. The body housing includes an outer circumferential wall extending between an inlet port and an outlet port to define a valve cavity therebetween. The valve seat insert is seated in a body seat surface surrounding the inlet port. The bushing is disposed in the valve cavity and defines a central bore, with the bushing including an outboard end surface axially engageable with the valve seat insert. The biasing member is disposed between a bearing portion of the body housing and an inboard end of the bushing to allow for axial movement of the bushing with respect to the body seat surface. The valve element extends through the bushing central bore and is movable between a closed position and an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Anthony Robert Yagiela, Cal R. Brown, Gregory S. Kalata, Erick R. Shelley, Jeffrey M. Rubinski