Patents by Inventor James Loyal Owens, JR.

James Loyal Owens, 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).

  • High vacuum ball valve
    Patent number: 8936231
    Abstract: A ball valve having a valve stem assembly disposed within a valve body through-hole. The valve body through-hole is encircled with secondary bores to accommodate components of the valve stem assembly. The valve stem assembly includes an upper bearing and lower bearing, which are seated into corresponding secondary bores and a stem seal that seats within a stem seal gland. The upper bearing further includes a step that interdigitates with the stem seal gland to form a stem seal groove when the valve stem assembly is disposed within the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: A&N Corporation
    Inventors: Vernon McCoy, James Loyal Owens, Jr., Adam Scott Davis
  • High vacuum ball valve
    Patent number: 8905375
    Abstract: A ball valve having a valve stem assembly disposed within a valve body through-hole. The valve body through-hole is encircled with secondary bores to accommodate components of the valve stem assembly. The valve stem assembly includes an upper bearing and lower bearing, which are seated into corresponding secondary bores and a stem seal that seats within a stem seal gland. The upper bearing further includes a step that interdigitates with the stem seal gland to form a stem seal groove when the valve stem assembly is disposed within the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: A&N Corporation
    Inventors: Vernon McCoy, James Loyal Owens, Jr., Adam Scott Davis
  • HIGH VACUUM BALL VALVE
    Publication number: 20130313459
    Abstract: A ball valve having a valve stem assembly disposed within a valve body through-hole. The valve body through-hole is encircled with secondary bores to accommodate components of the valve stem assembly. The valve stem assembly includes an upper bearing and lower bearing, which are seated into corresponding secondary bores and a stem seal that seats within a stem seal gland. The upper bearing further includes a step that interdigitates with the stem seal gland to form a stem seal groove when the valve stem assembly is disposed within the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: A&N Corporation
    Inventors: VERNON MCCOY, JAMES LOYAL OWENS, JR., ADAM SCOTT DAVIS
  • High vacuum ball valve
    Patent number: 8496227
    Abstract: A ball valve having a valve stem assembly disposed within a valve body through-hole. The valve body through-hole is encircled with secondary bores to accommodate components of the valve stem assembly. The valve stem assembly includes an upper bearing and lower bearing, which are seated into corresponding secondary bores and a stem seal that seats within a stem seal gland. The upper bearing further includes a step that interdigitates with the stem seal gland to form a stem seal groove when the valve stem assembly is disposed within the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: A&N Corporation
    Inventors: Vernon McCoy, James Loyal Owens, Jr., Adam Scott Davis
  • HIGH VACUUM BALL VALVE
    Publication number: 20110140024
    Abstract: A ball valve having a valve stem assembly disposed within a valve body through-hole. The valve body through-hole is encircled with secondary bores to accommodate components of the valve stem assembly. The valve stem assembly includes an upper bearing and lower bearing, which are seated into corresponding secondary bores and a stem seal that seats within a stem seal gland. The upper bearing further includes a step that interdigitates with the stem seal gland to form a stem seal groove when the valve stem assembly is disposed within the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: A&N Corporation
    Inventors: Vernon McCoy, James Loyal Owens, JR., Adam Scott Davis