Patents by Inventor Joe D. Blubaugh

Joe D. Blubaugh 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: 6471503
    Abstract: A rotary disc valve is disclosed which generally includes a housing having an inlet side and an outlet side, and a disc rotatably mounted within the housing between the inlet side and the outlet side thereof. The disc includes an outlet bore which is generally aligned with the axis of rotation of the disc and extends from the outlet face of the disc partially through the disc. One or more inlet bores spaced radially outwardly from the axis of rotation of the disc extend from the inlet face of the disc partially through the disc and communicate with the outlet bore. The inlet bore or bores are located such that a bore may be selectively brought into communication with a single one of inlet side passages by rotating the disc until the bore is aligned with the desired passage. Since the outlet bore and an outlet passage are aligned along the center of rotation of the disc, the outlet bore stays in constant communication with the outlet passage in the outlet side of the housing as the disc is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Burger & Brown Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne A. Priest, Teryl K. Rouse, Mark A. Brown, Kendall D. Foos, Joe D. Blubaugh
  • Patent number: D418958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: James Wood
    Inventors: James Wood, Joe D. Blubaugh, Geoffrey A. Crowley