Patents by Inventor Christopher Carns

Christopher Carns 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).

  • Deaeration valve
    Patent number: 11629631
    Abstract: A deaeration valve includes a housing and a ball in fluid communication with housing. The ball can include a body, a seat defining a bleed passage therein, and a deaeration pin slidably disposed within the bleed passage. Further, the deaeration pin may include a head, a retention feature, and a shaft positioned between the head and the retention feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Davis, Nathan Osmun, Christopher Carns
  • DEAERATION VALVE
    Publication number: 20210239033
    Abstract: A deaeration valve includes a housing and a ball in fluid communication with housing. The ball can include a body, a seat defining a bleed passage therein, and a deaeration pin slidably disposed within the bleed passage. Further, the deaeration pin may include a head, a retention feature, and a shaft positioned between the head and the retention feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Davis, Nathan Osmun, Christopher Carns