Patents by Inventor George T. Watson, III

George T. Watson, III 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).

  • Flow regulating control valve and method for regulating fluid flow
    Patent number: 6688319
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, a fluid regulating control valve includes a housing having an upstream region and a downstream region and having a control orifice formed therein adjacent the downstream region and a piston slidably disposed within the housing. The piston has a fluid passage defining an intermediate region disposed between the upstream region and the downstream region and an edge adjacent the downstream region. The valve also includes an elastic member disposed within the housing for opposing translation of the piston within the housing and a throttling element adjacent the upstream region. The throttling element has a throttling surface adjacent the edge of the piston, in which the throttling surface and the edge define a throttling orifice therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Flow Design, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Trantham, George T. Watson, III
  • Apparatus and method for shaping fluid flow
    Patent number: 6276397
    Abstract: An apparatus for shaping fluid flow comprises a body having upstream and downstream ends and formed with a characterizing channel. The characterizing channel has a first cross-section adjacent the upstream end that gradually changes to a second cross-section adjacent the downstream end that is different in configuration from the first cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Flow Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. Weber, George T. Watson, III, John M. Trantham