Patents by Inventor James A. Gunder

James A. Gunder 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: 5938174
    Abstract: A manual actuator is attached to a conventional gate valve commonly used in the drainage line of a recreational vehicle. The actuator includes a handle which turns through an arcuate slot moving a link member around the slot in such a manner as to open or close the valve. Additionally, in the alternate embodiment, the handle defines a recess adapted to receive a tire iron or other suitable tool having an edge approximately 1.27 cm across for greater leverage and the handle is also adapted to allow the use of the gate valve actuator with differently sized gate valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: CAMCO Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Gunder, William T. Brockington
  • Patent number: 5899438
    Abstract: A gate valve has a manual actuator that includes a crank having a direct pivotal connection with a slidable valve plate. The valve plate has a teardrop configuration that enables the valve plate to swing around the pivot connection as the plate slides along guide slot edge surfaces, between a closed position and an open position. Only a relatively small manual force is required to operate the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Inventor: James A. Gunder
  • Patent number: 5855357
    Abstract: A manual actuator is attached to a conventional gate valve commonly used in the drainage line of a recreational vehicle. The actuator includes a handle which turns through an arcuate slot moving a link member around the slot in such a manner as to open or close the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: CAMCO Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Gunder
  • Patent number: 5445190
    Abstract: A manual actuator is attached to a conventional gate valve commonly used in the drainage line of a recreational vehicle. The actuator includes a handle connected to a pair of links which expand to open the valve or are folded to close the valve by turning the actuator handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Inventor: James A. Gunder
  • Patent number: 4593598
    Abstract: An apparatus for resizing rifle cartridge cases comprising the die fixedly positioned with respect to a frame and a ram operated by a lever mechanism adapted to raise a case into a resizing cavity within the die. A punch is loosely supported in the die and includes an extractor pin at one end for removing the primer from the head of the rifle case. The die is covered by a head cap including a threaded stem adapted to abut against the punch. The head cap includes a lateral flange adapted to be engaged by levers for forcing the punch against the head of the case when the case is to be removed from the die. The punch also includes an expansion sleeve for resizing the neck of the cartridge as the case is extracted from the die and an expanded end of the punch loosely suspends the punch within the die when the case has been removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1986
    Inventor: James A. Gunder