Patents by Inventor Corey C. Eadie

Corey C. Eadie 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).

  • Fuel-water separator self-draining valve with release member
    Patent number: 10753330
    Abstract: A drain for a fuel-water separator (FWS) bowl is disclosed. The drain may include a valve element configured to float in a first fluid and not in a second fluid, wherein the valve element is in a valve element chamber of the drain, wherein the valve element chamber includes an opening configured to drain the first fluid from the valve element chamber, and wherein the valve element seals the opening when the drain is in an open position and when the first fluid has been drained from the valve element chamber; and a member configured to unseal the valve element from the opening when the drain is in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Corey C. Eadie, Javier Rodriguez, Bryant Morris, Patrick Savage
  • FUEL-WATER SEPARATOR SELF-DRAINING VALVE WITH RELEASE MEMBER
    Publication number: 20190323463
    Abstract: A drain for a fuel-water separator (FWS) bowl is disclosed. The drain may include a valve element configured to float in a first fluid and not in a second fluid, wherein the valve element is in a valve element chamber of the drain, wherein the valve element chamber includes an opening configured to drain the first fluid from the valve element chamber, and wherein the valve element seals the opening when the drain is in an open position and when the first fluid has been drained from the valve element chamber; and a member configured to unseal the valve element from the opening when the drain is in a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Corey C. Eadie, Javier Rodriguez, Bryant Morris, Patrck Savage