Patents by Inventor Dale J. Friemoth

Dale J. Friemoth 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: 5236172
    Abstract: A lockout module comprises a housing having at least one lockout bore therethrough, a spindle disposed in the housing and having a pair of lockout cross bores therethrough, and a lockout pin selectively insertable through the housing lockout bore and one of the spindle lockout cross bores for blocking rotation of the spindle relative to the housing in first or second position. Slotted bolt holes spaced through and around the periphery of the housing are utilized to secure the housing to a mounting bracket and valve actuator. The slotted holes allow the housing sufficient rotational travel such that the housing lockout bore can be rotatably aligned with a selected spindle lockout cross bore before securing the bolts, thereby compensating for under or over travel of a valve in the open or closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: Automax, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale J. Friemoth, Steven A. Hacker, Jeffrey M. Loeb
  • Patent number: 5116018
    Abstract: A lockout module is adapted to be mounted between an actuator-to-valve mounting kit and a valve actuator, and is operable to lock the valve in either an opened position or a closed position. In a preferred embodiment, the lockout module comprises a housing, a spindle, a lockout pin, and a lockout tab. The lockout pin is inserted in the housing for selective engagement and blocking of the spindle or for releasing the spindle. A padlock is locked through a lockout wheel on the lockout pin and the lockout tab, the lockout tab engaging a groove within an appendage of the housing to prevent pin and valve movement. In an alternative embodiment, the lockout module comprises a housing, a spindle, a pair of lockout pins, and a pair of pull pins. The lockout pins are inserted in the housing for selective engagement and blocking of the spindle or for releasing the spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Automax, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale J. Friemoth, Steven A. Hacker, Jeff M. Loeb