Patents by Inventor Ian Currington

Ian Currington 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).

  • Magnetically-operated relief valves
    Patent number: 6935364
    Abstract: A valve comprising a housing having an inlet and spaced therefrom an outlet, a passageway extending between the inlet and the outlet, and a mechanism located in the passageway for controlling the flow of a fluid between the inlet and the outlet, the mechanism including a valve assembly movable between a first open position spaced from a co-operating valve seat and a second closed position at which the valve assembly sealingly engages the valve seat, in which the valve assembly is biased towards the second closed position using a magnet-operated mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: The BOC Group plc
    Inventors: Antulio Tarazona, John Cambridge Smith, Ian Currington