Patents by Inventor Bernard Dale Conley

Bernard Dale Conley 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).

  • Slide valve for screw compressor
    Patent number: 8899950
    Abstract: An assembly of a compressor for pressurizing a fluid includes a main housing having a portion being substantially planar. The housing defines at least two parallel intersecting bores. At least two rotors are journaled for rotation within the bores. A plurality of vent channels in the main housing extend outwardly from at least one bore through the portion being substantially planar. The vent channels are configured for the fluid to flow through the vent channels. A slide valve assembly is operably connected to the housing proximate the plurality of vent channels. The slide valve assembly has a valve plate wherein the valve plate has a substantially planar side that is sealingly engaged with the planar portion of the main housing. The valve plate is positioned into one of a plurality positions relative to the vent channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Inventors: Neville Dhunjishaw Kapadia, Michael Edward Terwelp, Bernard Dale Conley, Timothy Keene Heimonen
  • SLIDE VALVE FOR SCREW COMPRESSOR
    Publication number: 20130156624
    Abstract: An assembly of a compressor for pressurizing a fluid includes a main housing having a portion being substantially planar. The housing defines at least two parallel intersecting bores. At least two rotors are journaled for rotation within the bores. A plurality of vent channels in the main housing extend outwardly from at least one bore through the portion being substantially planar. The vent channels are configured for the fluid to flow through the vent channels. A slide valve assembly is operably connected to the housing proximate the plurality of vent channels. The slide valve assembly has a valve plate wherein the valve plate has a substantially planar side that is sealingly engaged with the planar portion of the main housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Neville D. Kapadia, Michael E. Terwelp, Bernard Dale Conley, Timothy Keene Heimonen
  • Vacuum pump
    Patent number: D901542
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: GARDNER DENVER, INC.
    Inventors: Bernard Dale Conley, Lukas Anthony Gray, Taylor Ross Stratman, Eric Lee Power