Patents by Inventor David J. McFadyen

David J. McFadyen 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: 4892984
    Abstract: A rotary vacuum-electrical switch controller is particularly applicable for use in an automatic temperature control system in a motor vehicle for selectively interconnecting various vacuum and electrically operated accessories with a vacuum source or an electrical source. The controller includes a valve body including a valve seat having a generally flat circular surface with a plurality of valve ports formed therein. A plurality of valve nipples are connected to the valve ports and the nipples extend from the valve body for connection to a vacuum source and vacuum control devices. A disc-shaped valve plate has a circular surface which faces the valve seat and has a plurality of chambers defined therein by peripherally encompassing radially and circumferentially extending walls. The chambers selectively interconnect various of the ports as the valve plate is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1990
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Clark, David J. McFadyen, Pradeep K. Mishra