Patents by Inventor Gregory D. Trulear

Gregory D. Trulear 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: 20220299127
    Abstract: A valve may include an inlet, an outlet, and a plunger located at least partially within a central passage of the valve, where the plunger is movable between an open state and a closed state, and where the inlet is in fluid communication with the outlet when the plunger is in the open state, and where the plunger prevents fluid communication between the inlet and the outlet when the plunger is in the closed state. A solenoid may have a winding that surrounds the central passage of the valve and at least partially surrounds the plunger. The plunger may have a magnetizable material that experiences a linear force extending along the central passage of the valve when the winding of the solenoid receives a current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Schrader-Bridgeport International, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory D. Trulear
  • Publication number: 20210048113
    Abstract: A check valve may include a valve body forming a central passage extending from a first side of the valve body to a second side of the valve body. A valve pin may be located within the central passage, where the valve pin includes a sealing head that selectively contacts a valve seat of the valve body to control flow of a fluid through the central passage. A spring may be included, where the spring has a first end that is fixed relative to the valve pin and a second end fixed to a spring seat. The valve body and the spring seat may be fixed to one another without the use of threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Schrader-Bridgeport International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory D. Trulear, Major H. Gilbert, Jeffrey A. Schultz