Patents by Inventor James F. Schmidt, JR.

James F. Schmidt, JR. 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).

  • Illuminated valve position indication
    Patent number: 9546742
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an embodiment of a valve position indicator having an indicator cover having at least one window and a rotor configured to be at least partially within the indicator cover. The rotor has an indicator surface with one or more position indicators wherein at least one of the position indicators is configured to align with the window on the indicator cover, thus indicating the position of a valve. A light may be positioned proximate the rotor and configured to illuminate the position indicator. The valve position indicator may also include an array of LED lights bordering the rim of the indicator cover. The valve position indicator may alternatively include the array of LED lights without the indicator cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Bray International, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Brown, Dan Walker, James F. Schmidt, Jr.
  • ILLUMINATED VALVE POSITION INDICATION
    Publication number: 20140116519
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an embodiment of a valve position indicator having an indicator cover having at least one window and a rotor configured to be at least partially within the indicator cover. The rotor has an indicator surface with one or more position indicators wherein at least one of the position indicators is configured to align with the window on the indicator cover, thus indicating the position of a valve. A light may be positioned proximate the rotor and configured to illuminate the position indicator. The valve position indicator may also include an array of LED lights bordering the rim of the indicator cover. The valve position indicator may alternatively include the array of LED lights without the indicator cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Craig Brown, Dan Walker, James F. Schmidt, JR.
  • Illuminated valve position indicator
    Patent number: D716416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Bray International, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Brown, James F. Schmidt, Jr.