Patents by Inventor Jon L. Ward

Jon L. Ward 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 for dispensing flowable product
    Patent number: 7455200
    Abstract: The present invention provides a valve configured to dispense a flowable product. The valve includes an inner valve portion having a chamber to allow an accumulation therein of the flowable product, an end wall surface, and an annular surface spaced from the end wall surface. The valve also includes an outer valve portion having a chamber receiving therein at least part of the inner valve portion. The outer valve portion further includes an end wall surface engageable with the end wall surface of the inner valve portion, and an annular surface spaced from the end wall surface and engageable with the annular surface of the inner valve portion. The respective end wall surfaces of the inner valve portion and the outer valve portion are engageable substantially simultaneously with engagement of the respective annular surfaces of the inner valve portion and the outer valve portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Gehl's Guernsey Farms, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Gehl, Jon L. Ward, Charles A. Rademacher