Patents by Inventor David R. Hawkes

David R. Hawkes 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: 6182699
    Abstract: A control valve for controlling the fluid flow of particulate and other materials through a conduit having a housing accepting the fluid flow received from an inlet conduit. A selectively positionable elliptical shaped diverter plate is positioned in a central chamber formed between two outlet conduits for diverting the fluid flow into one or both two outlet conduits as needed. The diverter plate is dimensioned substantially the same as the configuration as the input ends of both of said outlet conduits and the center chamber. The walls of the input ends of the outlet conduits taper inwardly in the direction of the outlet end decreasing in size allowing the diverter plate to seat against in walls and seal or divert fluid flow from one or the other outlet conduits without the need for a stop or seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Inventor: David R. Hawkes