Patents by Inventor Erin Michael Daly

Erin Michael Daly 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).

  • Compression molded PRV sealing flap
    Patent number: 11505036
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve flap includes an attachment portion, a main portion, and a hinge portion. The attachment portion is configured to be attached to the housing. The main portion has a lip and at least one damping feature. The lip extends around at least a portion of a periphery of the main portion. The hinge portion is disposed between and connects the main portion and the attachment portion. When the attachment portion is attached to the housing, the main portion is configured to move between a closed position and an opened position. When the main portion moves from the opened position to the closed position, the at least one damping feature is configured to engage the housing prior to the lip of the main portion and thereby dampen noise created when the lip of the main portion engages the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Barnes, Michael Raymond Markie, Erin Michael Daly
  • Gravity independent pressure relief valve
    Patent number: 11260726
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve is provided that includes a housing and a flap. The housing includes a plurality of receptacle members with openings therebetween, and the flap is configured to be accepted by the housing and to contact the receptacle members in a closed position. Further, the flap covers the openings and inhibits airflow through the openings in a closed position, and the flap is biasable to allow airflow through the openings in an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Erin Michael Daly, Lisa Jean Aab
  • Gravity Independent Pressure Relief Valve
    Publication number: 20190315198
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve is provided that includes a housing and a flap. The housing includes a plurality of receptacle members with openings therebetween, and the flap is configured to be accepted by the housing and to contact the receptacle members in a closed position. Further, the flap covers the openings and inhibits airflow through the openings in a closed position, and the flap is biasable to allow airflow through the openings in an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Erin Michael Daly, Lisa Jean Aab
  • COMPRESSION MOLDED PRV SEALING FLAP
    Publication number: 20190275863
    Abstract: A pressure relief valve flap includes an attachment portion, a main portion, and a hinge portion. The attachment portion is configured to be attached to the housing. The main portion has a lip and at least one damping feature. The lip extends around at least a portion of a periphery of the main portion. The hinge portion is disposed between and connects the main portion and the attachment portion. When the attachment portion is attached to the housing, the main portion is configured to move between a closed position and an opened position. When the main portion moves from the opened position to the closed position, the at least one damping feature is configured to engage the housing prior to the lip of the main portion and thereby dampen noise created when the lip of the main portion engages the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy M. Barnes, Michael Raymond Markie, Erin Michael Daly