Patents by Inventor Daniel F. Healy

Daniel F. Healy 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).

  • Automatic shutoff valve mechanism
    Patent number: 5540249
    Abstract: The valve in automatic shutoff valve mechanism is held in a predetermined elevated open position by a magnet spaced above the valve, and the valve can be released for downward movement into shutoff position either by melting of a fusible nut holding a threaded magnet-supporting stem or by the mechanism being vibrated sufficiently severely to shake the valve loose from the attraction of the magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Ayres Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Ayres W. Johnson, Daniel F. Healy