Patents by Inventor Berlie E. Parks

Berlie E. Parks 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).

  • Patent number: 8387649
    Abstract: A drain for a pressure vessel includes a valve, a knob, a tube, a passageway, and a drain cup. The valve is coupled between an interior surface and an exterior surface of a tank. The knob is coupled to the valve for opening and closing the valve. The tube has a top end and a bottom end and is coupled to the valve at an interior surface of the tank at the top end and extends into a bottom of the tank at the bottom end. The passageway extends through the valve and has an opening coupled to the tube at a first end and an exit at a second end. The passageway is openable and closeable by the knob. The drain cup is associated with the exit of the passageway and is positioned on an exterior surface of the tank for collecting condensation from the interior of the tank. The valve is positioned at a height that is vertically higher than the bottom end of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Campbell Hausfeld/Scott Fetzer Company
    Inventors: Berlie E. Parks, William Alan Bryant
  • Publication number: 20110209776
    Abstract: A drain for a pressure vessel includes a valve, a knob, a tube, a passageway, and a drain cup. The valve is coupled between an interior surface and an exterior surface of a tank. The knob is coupled to the valve for opening and closing the valve. The tube has a top end and a bottom end and is coupled to the valve at an interior surface of the tank at the top end and extends into a bottom of the tank at the bottom end. The passageway extends through the valve and has an opening coupled to the tube at a first end and an exit at a second end. The passageway is openable and closeable by the knob. The drain cup is associated with the exit of the passageway and is positioned on an exterior surface of the tank for collecting condensation from the interior of the tank. The valve is positioned at a height that is vertically higher than the bottom end of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Berlie E. Parks, William Alan Bryant
  • Patent number: D525847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Campbell Hauseld/Scott Fetzer Company
    Inventors: William Mark Feldmann, Berlie E. Parks, Kyle W. Harris
  • Patent number: D557898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Campbell Hausfeld/Scott Fetzer Company
    Inventors: William Mark Feldmann, Berlie E. Parks
  • Patent number: D636409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Campbell Hausfeld/Scott Fetzer Company
    Inventors: Darrin W. Wilmes, Berlie E. Parks, David O. Shumate, Douglas R. Harper