Patents by Inventor KERNEK McDONALD

KERNEK McDONALD 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: 20070235679
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a dual chamber orifice fitting including a first chamber maintained in fluid communication with a pipeline and a second chamber maintained in fluid communication with the first chamber. The fitting includes sealing member formed as an eccentric plug member that is selectively rotatable from a first position wherein the sealing member seals the first chamber from the second chamber, and a second position wherein the sealing member permits the first chamber to be placed in fluid communication with the second chamber. The sealing member includes a curved sealing surface having a pocket recessed therein for containing a non-metallic insert seat. The non-metallic insert seat sealingly engages a seat plate when the sealing member is in the first position. A retainer plate retains the insert seat in the recessed pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: TMCo, INC.
    Inventors: ERIC SUTLIFF, KERNEK McDONALD, DAVID BARTLEY, BILLY BREEDEN