Patents by Inventor Jeffre Allen Borton

Jeffre Allen Borton 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).

  • Valve with pressurization rate reduction device
    Patent number: 6957661
    Abstract: A valve includes a housing assembly, a stem assembly and a surge suppression device. The surge suppression device includes an initial flowpath between the valve inlet and the outlet, a primary flowpath between the inlet and the outlet, a first valve assembly and a second valve assembly. The first valve assembly is coupled to the stem assembly and threadably engages the housing assembly and structured to move between a first, closed position wherein the primary flowpath is blocked and a second, open position wherein the primary flowpath is not blocked. The second valve assembly is threadably coupled to the housing assembly and structured to move between a first, closed position wherein the initial flowpath is blocked and a second, open position wherein the initial flowpath is not blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Harsco Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffre Allen Borton, David Michael Lechner, Dennis Herman Sattelberg