Patents by Inventor Benjamin Fredrick Johnson

Benjamin Fredrick Johnson 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: 20110073200
    Abstract: Embodiments of a gas regulator with a body having an inlet, an outlet, and a gas regulating assembly adapted to regulate output pressure of gas delivered to the outlet reduced from inlet pressure of the gas at the inlet are provided. In some embodiments, the gas regulating assembly may include a ball check assembly adapted to substantially reduce flow from the outlet to the inlet when a gas source is coupled to the outlet. The gas regulator may also include a positive flow shutoff valve assembly having a valve member disposed within the body and an adjustment disposed external to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Duane Bruce Overvaag, Benjamin Fredrick Johnson, Jason James Thuringer, Brian Lee Pellish