Patents by Inventor C. Lucas Plaat

C. Lucas Plaat 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).

  • Tire valve
    Patent number: 4015624
    Abstract: A valve assembly having a pair of flow passages in fluid communication with a chamber leading to a tire. One of the passages contains a typical one-way valve core mechanism while the other passage contains a pressure release mechanism. The cross sectional area of the tire inflation passage is less than the cross sectional area of the passage leading from the chamber to the pressure release bore. The openings at the ambient pressure ends of the valve bores are unobstructed for ready access to the valve mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1977
    Assignee: The B.F. Goodrich Company
    Inventors: Gregory E. Wanstreet, C. Lucas Plaat