Patents by Inventor Charlie Partridge

Charlie Partridge 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: 10183364
    Abstract: Disclosures include a method for manufacturing a ball member usable in a flow control valve. The method comprises connecting a workpiece to a rotating apparatus along an axis of rotation of the workpiece, simultaneously rotating the workpiece about the axis of rotation and moving a rotating cutting tool toward the axis of rotation along a second axis to form a first curved surface having a progressively shorter radius with respect to the axis of rotation, wherein the second axis is generally oriented perpendicular to the axis of rotation, and cutting a bore through the workpiece, wherein one end of the bore extends through the first surface and the other end of the bore extends through the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: CHROMATIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Vincent, Charlie Partridge, Miguel Barroso, Fred Casey, Blake Smith
  • Patent number: 9446485
    Abstract: Ball valves and ball valve components usable to control the flow of fluids and methods for manufacturing said ball valve components. Ball valves include a ball member comprising two curved segments of like shape and size, which are integrally joined and disposed symmetrically to one another relative to the axis of rotation of the ball member. A bore extends through the joined first and the second curved segments, wherein the first end of the bore is located on the first curved segment and the second end of the bore is located on the second curved segment. Each curved segment is disposed symmetrically to one another, relative to the axis of rotation. The area of separation, between the curved segments, defines shoulders of like configuration, wherein each shoulder is located symmetrically with respect to the other relative to the ball member's axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin Vincent, Charlie Partridge, Miguel Barroso, Fred Casey, Blake Smith
  • Publication number: 20150152968
    Abstract: Ball valves and ball valve components usable to control the flow of fluids and methods for manufacturing said ball valve components. Ball valves include a ball member comprising two curved segments of like shape and size, which are integrally joined and disposed symmetrically to one another relative to the axis of rotation of the ball member. A bore extends through the joined first and the second curved segments, wherein the first end of the bore is located on the first curved segment and the second end of the bore is located on the second curved segment. Each curved segment is disposed symmetrically to one another, relative to the axis of rotation. The area of separation, between the curved segments, defines shoulders of like configuration, wherein each shoulder is located symmetrically with respect to the other relative to the ball member's axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: CHROMATIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Vincent, Charlie Partridge, Miguel Barroso, Fred Casey, Blake Smith
  • Publication number: 20150151389
    Abstract: Disclosures include a method for manufacturing a ball member usable in a flow control valve. The method comprises connecting a workpiece to a rotating apparatus along an axis of rotation of the workpiece, simultaneously rotating the workpiece about the axis of rotation and moving a rotating cutting tool toward the axis of rotation along a second axis to form a first curved surface having a progressively shorter radius with respect to the axis of rotation, wherein the second axis is generally oriented perpendicular to the axis of rotation, and cutting a bore through the workpiece, wherein one end of the bore extends through the first surface and the other end of the bore extends through the second surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: CHROMATIC INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Vincent, Charlie Partridge, Miguel Barroso, Fred Casey, Blake Smith
  • Patent number: 8960643
    Abstract: Ball valves and ball valve components usable to control the flow of fluids and methods for manufacturing said ball valve components. Ball valves include a ball member comprising two curved segments of like shape and size, which are integrally joined and disposed symmetrically to one another relative to the axis of rotation of the ball member. A bore extends through the joined first and the second curved segments, wherein the first end of the bore is located on the first curved segment and the second end of the bore is located on the second curved segment. Each curved segment is disposed symmetrically to one another, relative to the axis of rotation. The area of separation, between the curved segments, defines shoulders of like configuration, wherein each shoulder is located symmetrically with respect to the other relative to the ball member's axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventors: Kevin Vincent, Charlie Partridge, Miguel Barroso, Fred Casey, Blake Smith
  • Publication number: 20140231690
    Abstract: Ball valves and ball valve components usable to control the flow of fluids and methods for manufacturing said ball valve components. Ball valves include a ball member comprising two curved segments of like shape and size, which are integrally joined and disposed symmetrically to one another relative to the axis of rotation of the ball member. A bore extends through the joined first and the second curved segments, wherein the first end of the bore is located on the first curved segment and the second end of the bore is located on the second curved segment. Each curved segment is disposed symmetrically to one another, relative to the axis of rotation. The area of separation, between the curved segments, defines shoulders of like configuration, wherein each shoulder is located symmetrically with respect to the other relative to the ball member's axis of rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Chromatic Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Vincent, Charlie Partridge, Miguel Barroso, Fred Casey, Blake Smith