Patents by Inventor Kelly Maxwell Stead

Kelly Maxwell Stead 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: 9927055
    Abstract: A quick-disconnect coupling such as a camlock includes a male plug and a female socket defining a duct for communication of a fluid with a locking arrangement for locking the male plug in the female socket. Protrusions are provided on an outside surface of the female socket or on an outside surface of the male plug and corresponding recesses are provided on an outside surface of the male plug or on an outside surface of a female socket with the recesses and protrusions beings cooperatively shaped and arranged to allow insertion of the male plug member into the female socket member to the locking position only when the recesses and protrusions match.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Inventors: Edwin John William Zonneveld, Kelly Maxwell Stead
  • Publication number: 20160245443
    Abstract: A quick-disconnect coupling such as a camlock includes a male plug and a female socket defining a duct for communication of a fluid with a locking arrangement for locking the male plug in the female socket. Protrusions are provided on an outside surface of the female socket or on an outside surface of the male plug and corresponding recesses are provided on an outside surface of the male plug or on an outside surface of a female socket with the recesses and protrusions beings cooperatively shaped and arranged to allow insertion of the male plug member into the female socket member to the locking position only when the recesses and protrusions match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Edwin John William Zonneveld, Kelly Maxwell Stead
  • Patent number: 9347592
    Abstract: A quick-disconnect coupling such as a camlock includes a hollow male plug with an external peripheral groove and a hollow female socket defining a duct for communication of a fluid with a locking arrangement for locking the male plug in the female socket. Protrusions are provided on either an inside surface of the female socket or on an outside surface of the male plug and corresponding recesses are provided on the other with the recesses and protrusions being cooperatively shaped and arranged to allow insertion of the male plug member into the female socket member to the locking position only when at least one recess and at least one protrusion match.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Inventors: Kelly Maxwell Stead, Edwin John William Zonneveld
  • Publication number: 20150240977
    Abstract: A flow valve having a male flange for joining an adjacent female coupling valve or pipe section to form a continuous fluid conduit. The flow valve having a replaceable flange which is used for connecting one fluid conduit to another to form a continuous flow path where the flange has components which prevent interchangeability. A female coupling valve or pipe section defining a duct for communication of a fluid with a locking arrangement for locking the male flow valve in the adjacent female coupling valve or pipe section. Protrusions are provided on either an inside surface of the female coupling valve or pipe section or on an outside surface of the flow valve flange and corresponding recesses are provided on the other with the recesses and protrusions being cooperatively shaped arranged to allow insertion of the flow valve into the female coupling valve or pipe section to the locking position only when said at least one recess and said at least one protrusion match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Edwin John William Zonneveld, Kelly Maxwell Stead
  • Publication number: 20140183860
    Abstract: A quick-disconnect coupling such as a camlock includes a hollow male plug with an external peripheral groove and a hollow female socket defining a duct for communication of a fluid with a locking arrangement for locking the male plug in the female socket. Protrusions are provided on either an inside surface of the female socket or on an outside surface of the male plug and corresponding recesses are provided on the other with the recesses and protrusion beings cooperatively shaped arranged to allow insertion of the male plug member into the female socket member to the locking position only when said at least one recess and said at least one protrusion match.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Kelly Maxwell Stead, Edwin John William Zonneveld