Patents by Inventor John Sidney Moreland

John Sidney Moreland 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: 11035477
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a housing assembly for a knife gate valve. The housing assembly includes a valve body defining a passageway and having a first body and a second body, and a one-piece liner arranged between the first body and the second body. The first body and the second body each include a flange recessed portion that defines a flange recess surface. Each of the flange recess surfaces includes a first flange surface portion, a second flange surface portion, and a raised flange bead. The one-piece liner includes a first liner flange portion that forms a first liner recess. The first liner recess receives the flange recessed portion of the first body to bring the raised flange bead of the first body into engagement with the first liner flanged portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Emerson Vulcan Holding LLC
    Inventors: Darren Parsons, John Sidney Moreland
  • Publication number: 20200292085
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a housing assembly for a knife gate valve. The housing assembly includes a valve body defining a passageway and having a first body and a second body, and a one-piece liner arranged between the first body and the second body. The first body and the second body each include a flange recessed portion that defines a flange recess surface. Each of the flange recess surfaces includes a first flange surface portion, a second flange surface portion, and a raised flange bead. The one-piece liner includes a first liner flange portion that forms a first liner recess. The first liner recess receives the flange recessed portion of the first body to bring the raised flange bead of the first body into engagement with the first liner flanged portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Darren Parsons, John Sidney Moreland
  • Patent number: 10746306
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a housing assembly for a knife gate valve with a knife gate. The housing assembly includes a valve body defining a passageway and having a first body half and a second body half, and a one-piece liner arranged between the first body half and the second body half. A first part of the one-piece liner includes a first chest portion, a first liner bore, and a first sealing bead that is configured to engage the knife gate and extends circumferentially around the passageway. The first sealing bead defines a varying protrusion height as the first sealing bead extends around the passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Emerson Vulcan Holding LLC
    Inventors: Darren Parsons, John Sidney Moreland
  • Publication number: 20190107209
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a housing assembly for a knife gate valve with a knife gate. The housing assembly includes a valve body defining a passageway and having a first body half and a second body half, and a one-piece liner arranged between the first body half and the second body half. A first part of the one-piece liner includes a first chest portion, a first liner bore, and a first sealing bead that is configured to engage the knife gate and extends circumferentially around the passageway. The first sealing bead defines a varying protrusion height as the first sealing bead extends around the passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Darren Parsons, John Sidney Moreland
  • Publication number: 20160356386
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a knife gate valve including a valve body assembly defining a passageway having an axis and including a first body half and a second body half each including a flange recessed portion defining a flange recess surface. Each flange recess surface includes a first flange surface portion, a second flange surface portion, and a raised flange bead between the first flange surface portion and the second flange surface portion. The knife gate valve further includes a one-piece liner arranged between the first body half and the second body half, and including a first liner flange engaged with the first flange surface portion, the raised flange bead, and the second flange surface portion of the first body half, and a second liner flange engaged with the first flange surface portion, the raised flange bead, and the second flange surface portion of the second body half.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Darren Parsons, John Sidney Moreland