Patents by Inventor Chris Clouse

Chris Clouse 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: 11953111
    Abstract: A split body, rotary C gate, removeable stem vacuum valve using an input assembly with handle extensions that allow for hand movement of the incoming pipe to access an inner aperture body with a curved sealing face that directly seals to a C shaped gasketless gate that can be rotated into and out of the inner body aperture for easy cleaning. The gasketless gate is held in position using gate axles with an outer axle stem connected to a polygon lower body that mates into a matching polygon aperture on the gasketless gate. The middle valve assembly's gasketless housing body defines upper and lower axle washer pockets for locating the axles for proper operation and simple axle pins for securing the axles in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventors: Clay Owens, Alan Davison, Chris Clouse, Jerry George McGarrah
  • Patent number: 11525535
    Abstract: A hand disassembly rotational valve coupling for tool less manipulation by a user's hands and fingers using a coupling housing body defining an output seal aperture close to an output handle retention slot and slot lip, where the slot lip has a slot handle gap and an output seal retainer including a coupling handle ring with a first triangulated offset body retention ears and hand graspable handles separated by a ring handle gap for hand assembly and disassembly from the coupling housing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Inventors: Clay Owens, Alan Davison, Chris Clouse
  • Patent number: 11287047
    Abstract: A split body, rotary C gate, removeable stem vacuum valve using an input assembly with handle extensions that allow for hand movement of the incoming pipe to access an inner aperture body with a curved sealing face that directly seals to a C shaped gasketless gate that can be rotated into and out of the inner body aperture for easy cleaning. The gasketless gate is held in position using gate axles with an outer axle stem connected to a polygon lower body that mates into a matching polygon aperture on the gasketless gate. The middle valve assembly's gasketless housing body defines upper and lower axle washer pockets for locating the axles for proper operation and simple axle pins for securing the axles in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventors: Clay Owens, Alan Davison, Chris Clouse, Jerry George McGarrah