Patents by Inventor David Louis Dickins

David Louis Dickins 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 for an inflatable structure
    Patent number: 9068670
    Abstract: A valve comprising a valve body having an inlet and an outlet; a valve member moveable in a linear direction with respect to the valve body between a closed condition in which flow between the inlet and the outlet is restricted and an open condition; and an actuator coupled to the valve member such that the valve member is constrained to rotate with the actuator and is movable in the linear direction with respect to the actuator, wherein the valve is configured such that rotation of the actuator causes the valve member to move in the linear direction with respect to both the actuator and the valve body between the closed condition and the open condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: LEAFIELD MARINE LIMITED
    Inventors: David Louis Dickins, Stephen David Horn