Patents by Inventor Kim Vetter

Kim Vetter 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).

  • Apparatus for controlling flow through a conduit
    Patent number: 7841365
    Abstract: A conduit apparatus includes a slide plate between faces of flanges connecting a first and second conduit portions. Upper and lower fasteners extend through bolt holes in the flanges above and below the slide plate. Right aid left fasteners extend through bolt holes in the flanges and through bolt holes in the slide plate. The slide plate can be located in a first position where the right and left fasteners extend through a first set of bolt holes in the slide plate and where a first portion of the slide plate is between the faces of the flanges, and in a second position where the right and left fasteners extend through a second set of bolt holes in the slide plate and where a second portion of the slide plate is between the faces of the flanges. The slide plate can be configured to allow or block or restrict flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Inventor: Kim Vetter
  • APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FLOW THROUGH A CONDUIT
    Publication number: 20080072980
    Abstract: A conduit apparatus includes a slide plate between faces of flanges connecting a first and second conduit portions. Upper and lower fasteners extend through bolt holes in the flanges above and below the slide plate. Right aid left fasteners extend through bolt holes in the flanges and through bolt holes in the slide plate. The slide plate can be located in a first position where the right and left fasteners extend through a first set of bolt holes in the slide plate and where a first portion of the slide plate is between the faces of the flanges, and in a second position where the right and left fasteners extend through a second set of bolt holes in the slide plate and where a second portion of the slide plate is between the faces of the flanges. The slide plate can be configured to allow or block or restrict flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventor: Kim Vetter