Patents by Inventor Douglas E. CASAGRANDE

Douglas E. CASAGRANDE 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).

  • Publication number: 20260048622
    Abstract: A tire inflation assembly includes a housing that includes a fluid supply port and at least partially defining a fluid chamber in fluid communication with the fluid supply port. The tire inflation assembly further includes a first valve subassembly operatively connected to the housing and in fluid communication with the fluid chamber, wherein the first valve subassembly is configured to be operatively connected to and in fluid communication with a first tire. The first valve subassembly includes a first fluid valve and a second fluid valve each disposed between and in fluid communication with the fluid chamber and with the first tire. The first fluid valve is configured to open responsive to a pressure differential between the fluid chamber and the first tire, and the second fluid valve is configured to open responsive to pressure in the fluid chamber being greater than a first pressure threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 19, 2026
    Inventors: Paulo W. RODRIGUES, Bryan D. HACKETT, Gopala K. VENUGOPALA, Pradeep D. MIRJI, Douglas E. CASAGRANDE