Patents by Inventor Christopher Scott Eddinger

Christopher Scott Eddinger 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).

  • Fill valve apparatus
    Patent number: 9279502
    Abstract: A first valve member has an axis and a first seat surface with a tapered contour facing axially downstream. A second valve member has a second seat surface with a tapered contour facing axially upstream. The second valve member has a closed position in which the second seat surface abuts the first seat surface, and has an open position in which the second seat surface is spaced axially downstream from the first seat surface. The second valve member further has a terminal end portion configured as a nose cone. The nose cone may be located entirely downstream of the second seat surface, and may have a cavity with a drain opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: FIVES BRONX, INC.
    Inventors: Edward Dray, David E. Harhay, Naethan Eagles, Christopher Scott Eddinger
  • Fill Valve Apparatus
    Publication number: 20150211640
    Abstract: A first valve member has an axis and a first seat surface with a tapered contour facing axially downstream. A second valve member has a second seat surface with a tapered contour facing axially upstream. The second valve member has a closed position in which the second seat surface abuts the first seat surface, and has an open position in which the second seat surface is spaced axially downstream from the first seat surface. The second valve member further has a terminal end portion configured as a nose cone. The nose cone may be located entirely downstream of the second seat surface, and may have a cavity with a drain opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: FIVES BRONX, INC.
    Inventors: Edward Dray, David E. Harhay, Naethan Eagles, Christopher Scott Eddinger