Patents by Inventor Donald K. Morse

Donald K. Morse 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).

  • Electric mixing valve with dual flowpath metering ball
    Patent number: 10823296
    Abstract: A mixing valve assembly includes a valve housing defining an interior, a cold inlet along a first axis, a hot inlet, and a mixed outlet. A metering ball within the interior rotates about the first axis. The metering ball has an outer shell defining: a cold port aligned with the cold inlet; a hot port selectively aligned with the hot inlet; a cold outlet connected to the cold port; and a hot outlet connected to the hot port. Rotation of the metering ball aligns the hot port with the hot inlet, the cold outlet with the mixed outlet, and the hot outlet with the mixed outlet to varying degrees. The metering ball has a central flowpath for hot water and a radially outward flowpath for cold water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Watts Regulator Co.
    Inventors: Matthew Fratantonio, Steven Hofmann, Donald K Morse
  • ELECTRIC MIXING VALVE WITH DUAL FLOWPATH METERING BALL
    Publication number: 20200191281
    Abstract: A mixing valve assembly includes a valve housing defining an interior, a cold inlet along a first axis, a hot inlet, and a mixed outlet. A metering ball within the interior rotates about the first axis. The metering ball has an outer shell defining: a cold port aligned with the cold inlet; a hot port selectively aligned with the hot inlet; a cold outlet connected to the cold port; and a hot outlet connected to the hot port. Rotation of the metering ball aligns the hot port with the hot inlet, the cold outlet with the mixed outlet, and the hot outlet with the mixed outlet to varying degrees. The metering ball has a central flowpath for hot water and a radially outward flowpath for cold water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Watts Regulator Co.
    Inventors: Matthew Fratantonio, Steven Hofmann, Donald K. Morse
  • Fire fighting turret
    Patent number: 4535846
    Abstract: Turret for moving a fire fighting nozzle in an oscillation mode and in an elevation selecting movement. The turret having a separate controllable double-acting pneumatic cylinder for each movement, operated by pressured air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1985
    Assignee: Feecon Corporation
    Inventors: John P. Gagliardo, Donald K. Morse, Albert Pruneau, Jr.