Patents by Inventor John C. Cleaver

John C. Cleaver 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: 3973592
    Abstract: A fluid flow diverter or reverser comprises a housing having a transverse separator wall dividing it into first and second axially adjacent chambers. The first chamber has a diametrally extending separator wall dividing it into subchambers. Each subchamber has an inlet or outlet, respectively, to which a conduit, that may serve as the feed or return of a process loop circuit or the feed or return of a fluid supply circuit, is connected. The transverse wall has a pair of openings which communicate the respective subchambers with the second chamber. The second chamber has inlet and outlet openings, respectively, which can connect to a fluid supply and return circuit or a process loop circuit. A diverter blade in the second chamber is reversibly rotatable for changing direction of fluid flow between the inlets and outlets and, hence, in the loop circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1976
    Assignee: Water Services of America, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Cleaver, Gordon F. Leitner, Fred G. Wiegratz