Patents by Inventor Billy R. Flowers

Billy R. Flowers 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: 11187328
    Abstract: A control valve includes a valve body, a valve seat, and a valve closure member displaceable a closed position and an open position. An attenuation element is provided and includes a plurality of hollow tubes including a first tube, a second tube and a third tube. Each tube includes a flow axis from an open first end to an open second end, and an inner surface defining a flow area and having a cross-sectional shape normal to the flow axis. A second end of the tubes is between the valve closure member and first ends of the tubes along their respective flow axes when the valve closure member is closed. The first tube, the second tube, and the third tube are integrally formed as a single, unitary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Charles R. Kuhlman, Andrew M. Prusha, Billy R. Flowers, David S. Scheffert
  • Patent number: 10724643
    Abstract: A control valve includes a valve body, a valve seat, and a valve closure member displaceable a closed position and an open position. An anti-cavitation element is provided and includes a plurality of hollow tubes including a first tube, a second tube and a third tube. Each tube includes a flow axis from an open first end to an open second end, and an inner surface defining a flow area and having a cross-sectional shape normal to the flow axis. A second end of the tubes is between the valve closure member and first ends of the tubes along their respective flow axes when the valve closure member is closed. The first tube, the second tube, and the third tube are integrally formed as a single, unitary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Charles R. Kuhlman, Andrew M. Prusha, Billy R. Flowers, David Scheffert
  • Publication number: 20200224775
    Abstract: A control valve includes a valve body, a valve seat, and a valve closure member displaceable a closed position and an open position. An attenuation element is provided and includes a plurality of hollow tubes including a first tube, a second tube and a third tube. Each tube includes a flow axis from an open first end to an open second end, and an inner surface defining a flow area and having a cross-sectional shape normal to the flow axis. A second end of the tubes is between the valve closure member and first ends of the tubes along their respective flow axes when the valve closure member is closed. The first tube, the second tube, and the third tube are integrally formed as a single, unitary structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Charles R. Kuhlman, Andrew M. Prusha, Billy R. Flowers, David S. Scheffert
  • Publication number: 20180106383
    Abstract: A control valve includes a valve body, a valve seat, and a valve closure member displaceable a closed position and an open position. An anti-cavitation element is provided and includes a plurality of hollow tubes including a first tube, a second tube and a third tube. Each tube includes a flow axis from an open first end to an open second end, and an inner surface defining a flow area and having a cross-sectional shape normal to the flow axis. A second end of the tubes is between the valve closure member and first ends of the tubes along their respective flow axes when the valve closure member is closed. The first tube, the second tube, and the third tube are integrally formed as a single, unitary structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Charles R. Kuhlman, Andrew M. Prusha, Billy R. Flowers, David Scheffert
  • Patent number: 6227853
    Abstract: A magnetic coupling system comprising a magnetic assembly for removably combing a base structure and a tool insert is described. This arrangement allows energy from a transducer located in the base structure to be transmitted through the magnetic assembly to the tool insert. In one embodiment, the magnetic assembly comprises one or more magnetic inserts located between the base structure and tool insert and a permanent magnet or an electromagnet located proximate to the one or more magnetic inserts. The permanent magnet can be axially polarized, radially polarized or polarized at any intermediate angle. In one embodiment, the two components being coupled are a wave guide in direct contact with an ultrasonic motor and a dental scaling tool. In this embodiment, vibrational motion is transferred from the acoustic extension to the tool insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Edge Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas T. Hansen, Billy R. Flowers