Patents by Inventor David W. Lanham

David W. Lanham 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: 5351524
    Abstract: To be used in a gas supply line having an upstream main on/off valve, a meter downstream of the valve, and a pressure regulator intermediate of the valve and meter, the gas supply line being used to supply gas to appliances at an installation site, a gas leak detection test station including a fitting connected in fluid communication with the line downstream of the pressure regulator, fitting having a body with a main inlet opening, a main outlet opening, and a flow path between the openings. The station further having a fixed valve body portion integrally formed with the body of the fitting, the fixed valve body having a movable valve portion which is movable between a normal valve closed position and a valve open position, the movable valve portion normally being urged towards the normal closed position, the body portion being adapted for connection with a manometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: David W. Lanham