Patents by Inventor Ken Reed

Ken Reed 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).

  • Control valve for a fluid treatment system
    Patent number: 8302631
    Abstract: A control valve assembly for a fluid treatment system including a valve housing defining a plurality of compartments and a piston assembly associated with each of the compartments. Each of the piston assemblies is configured to be independently movable in each of the compartments. The control valve assembly also includes a gearbox that is associated with the housing and includes a plurality of cams driven by a motor, where each of the cams is configured to drive a corresponding one of the piston assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Culligan International Company
    Inventors: Kerry Quinn, Ken Reed, Dan Morrison
  • Control valve for a fluid treatment system
    Publication number: 20090084453
    Abstract: A control valve assembly for a fluid treatment system including a valve housing defining a plurality of compartments and a piston assembly associated with each of the compartments. Each of the piston assemblies is configured to be independently movable in each of the compartments. The control valve assembly also includes a gearbox that is associated with the housing and includes a plurality of cams driven by a motor, where each of the cams is configured to drive a corresponding one of the piston assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Kerry Quinn, Ken Reed, Dan Morrison
  • Breakaway mandrel for transporting disks
    Publication number: 20050258659
    Abstract: An end-effector that loads disks into a pallet of a sputtering machine, for example, has a two-piece mandrel with a rigid inner core and a plastic outer sleeve slideably axially mounted on the core. The sleeve is attached to the core with a coupling providing a predetermined attachment force. A breakaway force exerted on the sleeve that exceeds the attachment force causes the sleeve to separate from the mandrel, this separation being sensed by a breakaway sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2004
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Regalbuto, Ken Reed
  • Universal swivel light fixture
    Patent number: D723726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Universal Lighting Systems
    Inventors: Ken Reed, Tom Barr, Craig Barr