Patents by Inventor Harold Taylor Gentry

Harold Taylor Gentry 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).

  • High performance butterfly valve
    Patent number: 6029949
    Abstract: An improved high performance butterfly is provided. The valve includes a valve body, a disk, an annular seat and a shaft. The disk has at least a portion of the circumference of the peripheral edge notched or beveled to provide better clearance of the annular seat and to reduce wear on the seat. The centerline of the shaft, corresponding to the center of rotation of the disk, is slightly offset from the centerline of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Flowserve Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Brown, William John Mabery, Harold Taylor Gentry, Gerald Patrick McDermott