Patents by Inventor Joseph P. Conroy

Joseph P. Conroy 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).

  • Publication number: 20080029194
    Abstract: A pressure control includes a body, a fitting, a valve, and a tube. The body has a first opening, second opening, and passage connecting the first and second openings. The body is secured to an axle. A tire containing pressurized gas is mounted on the wheel. The fitting is mounted on the wheel. The fitting has a proximal end and a distal end and includes a passage therethrough. The proximal end of the fitting is in communication with the gas in the tire. The valve is secured to the body. The tube extends between the fitting and body and is retained within the fitting. The gas inside the tire passes through the coupling and tube to the valve. The valve releases the gas to the atmosphere when the gas is above a predetermined pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventor: Joseph P. Conroy
  • Patent number: 6161565
    Abstract: A pneumatic control apparatus and method controls gas pressure inside a tire (40) mounted on a wheel (32) which rotates about the centerline of an axle (30). A bleeder valve (28) is mounted on a body coaxially aligned with the axle centerline and is in fluid connection through passages (14, 18) in the billet and tubing (24) with a pneumatic fitting (23) on the tire. The bleeder valve allows gas inside the tire to be relieved to the atmosphere when the gas is above a set pressure. The coaxial alignment of the bleeder valve with the axle centerline permits the bleeder valve to relieve gas pressure unaffected by centrifugal forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Inventor: Joseph P. Conroy, Sr.
  • Patent number: 5954084
    Abstract: A pneumatic control apparatus and method controls gas pressure inside a tire (40) mounted on a wheel (32) which rotates about the centerline of an axle (30). A bleeder valve (28) is mounted on a body coaxially aligned with the axle centerline and is in fluid connection with a pneumatic fitting (23) on the tire. The bleeder valve allows gas inside the tire to be relieved to the atmosphere when the gas is above a set pressure. The coaxial alignment of the bleeder valve with the axle centerline permits the bleeder valve to relieve gas pressure unaffected by centrifugal forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Inventor: Joseph P. Conroy, Sr.
  • Patent number: 5832951
    Abstract: A pneumatic control apparatus and method controls gas pressure inside a tire mounted on a wheel which rotates about the centerline of an axle. A bleeder valve is mounted on a body coaxially aligned with the axle centerline and is in fluid connection with a pneumatic fitting on the tire. The bleeder valve allows gas inside the tire to be relieved to the atmosphere when the gas is above a set pressure. The coaxial alignment of the bleeder valve with the axle centerline permits the bleeder valve to relieve gas pressure unaffected by centrifugal forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Inventor: Joseph P. Conroy, Sr.