Patents by Inventor Jeff Milroy

Jeff Milroy 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: 11353116
    Abstract: A sealing device for an air valve can include a seat; a valve device configured to seal against the seat, the valve device being a poppet and comprising a guide shaft defining a bore extending from the bottom end of the poppet to the top end of the poppet; and a lever arm including a button, removably coupled to the poppet, and configured to engage with and seal the bore of the poppet, the button including a first contacting portion and a second contacting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller Intemational, LLC
    Inventor: Jeff Milroy
  • Publication number: 20200347941
    Abstract: A sealing device for an air valve can include a seat; a valve device configured to seal against the seat, the valve device being a poppet and comprising a guide shaft defining a bore extending from the bottom end of the poppet to the top end of the poppet; and a lever arm including a button, removably coupled to the poppet, and configured to engage with and seal the bore of the poppet, the button including a first contacting portion and a second contacting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Jeff Milroy
  • Patent number: 10760691
    Abstract: An air valve includes a valve body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface and the outer surface defining an inlet and an outlet; a sealing device mounted within the valve body, the sealing device including a first contacting portion and a second contacting portion; and a float moveable within the valve body, the float having a first sealing position and a second sealing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventor: Jeff Milroy
  • Patent number: 10502342
    Abstract: A check valve for a fluid system includes: a valve body defining an inlet, an outlet, and an interior cavity; a closing member positioned inside the interior cavity, the closing member movable between an open position, providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, and a closed position, isolating the inlet from the outlet; and a buffer mounted on the valve body, the buffer configured to hold a portion of fluid in the fluid system and cushion movement of the closing member from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Milroy, Stephen J. Smick
  • Patent number: 10180198
    Abstract: A check valve for a fluid system includes: a valve body defining an inlet, an outlet, and an interior cavity; a closing member positioned inside the interior cavity, the closing member movable between an open position, providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, and a closed position, isolating the inlet from the outlet; and a buffer mounted on the closing member, the buffer configured to hold a portion of fluid in the fluid system and cushion movement of the closing member from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Milroy, Stephen J. Smick
  • Patent number: 10167979
    Abstract: An air removal assembly can include an air valve mountable on a fluid system; and a throttling device in fluid communication with the air valve, the throttle device further in fluid communication with the fluid system through the air valve when the air valve is mounted on the fluid system, the throttling device including: a body having an inner and outer surface, the inner surface defining a body cavity, the inner and outer surfaces defining a plurality of body orifices in fluid communication through the body cavity; a throttle movably positioned within the body cavity proximate to a first orifice of the plurality of orifices, the throttle movable to a closed position closing the first orifice and to an open position opening a fluid pathway between the first orifice and the body cavity; and a biasing element biasing the throttle to a partially-open position between the closed and open positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventor: Jeff Milroy
  • Publication number: 20180372230
    Abstract: An air valve includes a valve body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface and the outer surface defining an inlet and an outlet; a sealing device mounted within the valve body, the sealing device including a first contacting portion and a second contacting portion; and a float moveable within the valve body, the float having a first sealing position and a second sealing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Jeff Milroy
  • Publication number: 20180356001
    Abstract: A check valve for a fluid system includes: a valve body defining an inlet, an outlet, and an interior cavity; a closing member positioned inside the interior cavity, the closing member movable between an open position, providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, and a closed position, isolating the inlet from the outlet; and a buffer mounted on the closing member, the buffer configured to hold a portion of fluid in the fluid system and cushion movement of the closing member from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Jeff Milroy, Stephen J. Smick
  • Publication number: 20180356002
    Abstract: A check valve for a fluid system includes: a valve body defining an inlet, an outlet, and an interior cavity; a closing member positioned inside the interior cavity, the closing member movable between an open position, providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, and a closed position, isolating the inlet from the outlet; and a buffer mounted on the valve body, the buffer configured to hold a portion of fluid in the fluid system and cushion movement of the closing member from the open position to the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Jeff Milroy, Stephen J. Smick
  • Patent number: 10100935
    Abstract: An air valve includes a valve body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface and the outer surface defining an inlet and an outlet; a sealing device mounted within the valve body, the sealing device including a first contacting portion and a second contacting portion; and a float moveable within the valve body, the float having a first sealing position and a second sealing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventor: Jeff Milroy
  • Publication number: 20180163897
    Abstract: An air removal assembly can include an air valve mountable on a fluid system; and a throttling device in fluid communication with the air valve, the throttle device further in fluid communication with the fluid system through the air valve when the air valve is mounted on the fluid system, the throttling device including: a body having an inner and outer surface, the inner surface defining a body cavity, the inner and outer surfaces defining a plurality of body orifices in fluid communication through the body cavity; a throttle movably positioned within the body cavity proximate to a first orifice of the plurality of orifices, the throttle movable to a closed position closing the first orifice and to an open position opening a fluid pathway between the first orifice and the body cavity; and a biasing element biasing the throttle to a partially-open position between the closed and open positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Jeff Milroy
  • Patent number: 9927046
    Abstract: A throttling device comprising: a body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a body cavity, the inner surface and the outer surface defining a plurality of body orifices in fluid communication through the body cavity; a throttle movably positioned within the body cavity proximate to a first orifice of the plurality of body orifices, the throttle movable to a closed position closing the first orifice and to an open position opening a fluid pathway between the first orifice and the body cavity; and a biasing element biasing the throttle to a partially-open position between the closed position and the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventor: Jeff Milroy
  • Publication number: 20170074414
    Abstract: An air valve includes a valve body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface and the outer surface defining an inlet and an outlet; a sealing device mounted within the valve body, the sealing device including a first contacting portion and a second contacting portion; and a float moveable within the valve body, the float having a first sealing position and a second sealing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Jeff Milroy
  • Publication number: 20160377195
    Abstract: A throttling device comprising: a body having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a body cavity, the inner surface and the outer surface defining a plurality of body orifices in fluid communication through the body cavity; a throttle movably positioned within the body cavity proximate to a first orifice of the plurality of body orifices, the throttle movable to a closed position closing the first orifice and to an open position opening a fluid pathway between the first orifice and the body cavity; and a biasing element biasing the throttle to a partially-open position between the closed position and the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventor: Jeff Milroy