Patents by Inventor Bernell W. Schwindt

Bernell W. Schwindt 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: 4022239
    Abstract: A hydraulic-metering, multiple-valve device for use primarily in a sprinkler system associated with large parcels of land. The valve device comprises a valve housing having an inlet and a plurality of outlets, wherein each outlet is controlled by corresponding valve means disposed within said housing and each valve means communicates with a flow channel having a drive means operably disposed therein and in direct alignment with the inlet of the housing. There is a timer-sequential metering means having a gear train interconnected between a sequencer drum and the drive means for controlled rotation of the drum, the drum being provided with a plurality of pins positioned and mounted to the surface thereof which cooperate with individual valve-actuating mechanisms, to selectively open and close the individual valve means as the drum rotates. By selecting the number and location of the pins, the sequence and time of operation of each valve may be readily selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1977
    Inventors: Bernell W. Schwindt, Jackson T. Schwindt