Patents by Inventor Curtis Lamar Sharpe

Curtis Lamar Sharpe 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).

  • Valve body apparatus for use with fluid valves
    Patent number: 11353128
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for valve body apparatus for use with fluid valves. An example fluid valve apparatus includes a valve body including a housing positioned on an exterior surface of the valve body, a calibration set screw disposed in the housing via a recessed aperture, and a cover coupled to the housing to seal the calibration set screw from external access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Emerson Vulcan Holding LLC
    Inventors: Curtis Lamar Sharpe, John Scott Hutchinson, Matthew Douglas Forbes, Aneesh Chandran
  • Valve discs for use with fluid valves
    Patent number: 10962125
    Abstract: Valve discs for use with fluid valves are disclosed herein. An example valve disc for a fluid valve includes a base portion having a first side to engage a seat of the fluid valve and a second side opposite the first side, the second side being generally planar and having a centrally located recess to receive a valve stem. The valve disc further includes a circumferential wall extending away from a peripheral edge of the second side, an inner surface of the wall and the second side defining a cylindrical cavity, wherein a height of the circumferential wall is at least twice a thickness of the circumferential wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: EMERSON VULCAN HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Douglas Forbes, Curtis Lamar Sharpe
  • VALVE BODY APPARATUS FOR USE WITH FLUID VALVES
    Publication number: 20200132205
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for valve body apparatus for use with fluid valves. An example fluid valve apparatus includes a valve body including a housing positioned on an exterior surface of the valve body, a calibration set screw disposed in the housing via a recessed aperture, and a cover coupled to the housing to seal the calibration set screw from external access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Curtis Lamar Sharpe, John Scott Hutchinson, Matthew Douglas Forbes, Aneesh Chandran
  • VALVE DISCS FOR USE WITH FLUID VALVES
    Publication number: 20200056712
    Abstract: Valve discs for use with fluid valves are disclosed herein. An example valve disc for a fluid valve includes a base portion having a first side to engage a seat of the fluid valve and a second side opposite the first side, the second side being generally planar and having a centrally located recess to receive a valve stem. The valve disc further includes a circumferential wall extending away from a peripheral edge of the second side, an inner surface of the wall and the second side defining a cylindrical cavity, wherein a height of the circumferential wall is at least twice a thickness of the circumferential wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Matthew Douglas Forbes, Curtis Lamar Sharpe