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).
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Patent number: 11353116Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Mueller Intemational, LLCInventor: Jeff Milroy
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Publication number: 20200347941Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventor: Jeff Milroy
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Patent number: 10760691Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventor: Jeff Milroy
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Patent number: 10502342Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Jeff Milroy, Stephen J. Smick
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Patent number: 10180198Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: January 15, 2019Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Jeff Milroy, Stephen J. Smick
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Patent number: 10167979Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 12, 2018Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventor: Jeff Milroy
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Publication number: 20180372230Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventor: Jeff Milroy
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Publication number: 20180356001Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Jeff Milroy, Stephen J. Smick
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Publication number: 20180356002Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Jeff Milroy, Stephen J. Smick
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Patent number: 10100935Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventor: Jeff Milroy
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Publication number: 20180163897Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2018Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventor: Jeff Milroy
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Patent number: 9927046Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 25, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventor: Jeff Milroy
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Publication number: 20170074414Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventor: Jeff Milroy
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Publication number: 20160377195Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventor: Jeff Milroy