Patents by Inventor Jack D. Sumrall

Jack D. Sumrall 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).

  • Patent number: 5509435
    Abstract: Disclosed is a valve having (A) a valve body with an aperture therethrough, a threaded tap crossing the aperture and opening to only one side of the valve body, (B) a tap screw having a head of larger diameter adopted to screw into the threaded tap, where the tap screw has a hole therethrough which aligns with the aperture when the valve is in an opened position and which is at a substantially right angle to said aperture when the valve is in a closed position, and (C) an o-ring fitted under the head of the tap screw which is compressed between the head and the valve body when the valve is in an opened or closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Occidental Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Charles R. Rutan, Jack D. Sumrall, Anthony L. Alex