Patents by Inventor Judson S. Kuehn

Judson S. Kuehn 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: 4771982
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric valve device used in remotely operable applications. It comprises a valve body with a centrally placed slidable valve core. The core has an aperture for fluid passage and may be held in position by an electromagnet in the valve body. Windings are placed in one end of the valve body so that they encircle the slidable core and a spring is placed in the other end. To move the core, a DC current source is connected to the windings so that when they are energized a force is generated to move the core in a specific direction. The core is then held in this position by the contact between the electromagnet in the valve body and the valve core until the current in the magnetic windings is switched off, then the spring return to the core to its original, closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventors: James A. Bodine, Judson S. Kuehn, William H. Silcox
  • Patent number: 4770389
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric valve device used in subsea applications. It comprises a valve body with a centrally placed slidable valve core. The core has an aperture for fluid passage and may be held in position by 2 permanent magnets in the valve body. Windings are placed in the valve body so that they encircle the slidable core. To move the core, a DC current source is attached to the windings so that when they are energized a force is generated to move the core in a specific direction. The core is then held in this position by the contact between the magnets in the valve body and the valve core until the polarity of the windings is switched and the valve is moved in the opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventors: James A. Bodine, Judson S. Kuehn, William H. Silcox
  • Patent number: 4681298
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric valve device used in remotely operable applications. It comprises a valve body with a centrally placed slidable valve core. The core has an aperture for fluid passage and may be held in position by an electromagnet in the valve body. Windings are placed in one end of the valve body so that they encircle the slidable core and a spring is placed in the other end. To move the core, a DC current source is connected to the windings so that when they are energized a force is generated to move the core in a specific direction. The core is then held in this position by the contact between the electromagnet in the valve body and the valve core until the current in the magnetic windings is switched off, then the spring return to the core to its original, closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1987
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventors: James A. Bodine, Judson S. Kuehn, William H. Silcox
  • Patent number: 4580761
    Abstract: Generally speaking, the present invention relates to an electromagnetic valve for subsea applications. It comprises a valve body, a rotatable core (with an aperture) located within the valve body (it may be shaped like a plug or a ball), a means for creating a magnetic field located between the valve body and the core and electrically conductive windings wrapped around the rotatable core. The windings are connected to a source of DC power and when energized they cause the core to rotate in one direction or the other depending on the polarity of the DC current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1986
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventors: William H. Silcox, Judson S. Kuehn, James A. Bodine