Patents by Inventor James A. Conover

James A. Conover 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).

  • Overtemperature safety cutoff device
    Patent number: 6860432
    Abstract: A fluid flow shutoff device that eliminates exposure to scalding hot water. The device includes a housing with a first and second opening for allowing fluid flow from the first to the second opening and a bimetallic element supported within the housing. When temperature of fluid flowing through the housing passes a threshold temperature, the bimetallic element changes shape causing stoppage of fluid flowing through the housing. The device further includes a flapper valve that is activated by the bimetallic element. When the element changes shape, the flapper valve is repositioned within the housing to stop fluid flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Conover, George D. Davis, Byron G. Scott
  • Overtemperature safety cutoff device
    Publication number: 20040099748
    Abstract: A fluid flow shutoff device that eliminates exposure to scalding hot water. The device includes a housing with a first and second opening for allowing fluid flow from the first to the second opening and a bimetallic element supported within the housing. When temperature of fluid flowing through the housing passes a threshold temperature, the bimetallic element changes shape causing stoppage of fluid flowing through the housing. The device further includes a flapper valve that is activated by the bimetallic element. When the element changes shape, the flapper valve is repositioned within the housing to stop fluid flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: James A. Conover, George D. Davis, Byron G. Scott