Patents by Inventor Kyle Kraning

Kyle Kraning 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).

  • Valve and closure member
    Patent number: 10480683
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve having an inlet and an outlet, and a closure member. The closure member comprises an inlet area with a plurality of inlet openings and an outlet area. Main flow channels extend from initial openings in the inlet area through the closure member to openings in the outlet area, said initial openings are located in an initial flow inlet area of the inlet area which is first subjected to fluid from the inlet of the valve when the closure member is rotated from a fully closed position towards an initially open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: METSO FLOW CONTROL OY
    Inventors: Antti Kuitunen, Sampo Rosenberg, Pietari Luoto, Tarmo Laitinen, Tommi Bergström, Jari Ruhanen, Robbie Beehler, Bob Jenson, Kyle Kraning, Nick Kunz
  • VALVE AND CLOSURE MEMBER
    Publication number: 20190107227
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve having an inlet and an outlet, and a closure member. The closure member comprises an inlet area with a plurality of inlet openings and an outlet area. Main flow channels extend from initial openings in the inlet area through the closure member to openings in the outlet area, said initial openings are located in an initial flow inlet area of the inlet area which is first subjected to fluid from the inlet of the valve when the closure member is rotated from a fully closed position towards an initially open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: METSO FLOW CONTROL OY
    Inventors: Antti KUITUNEN, Sampo ROSENBERG, Pietari LUOTO, Tarmo LAITINEN, Tommi BERGSTRÖM, Jari RUHANEN, Robbie BEEHLER, Bob JENSON, Kyle KRANING, Nick KUNZ
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR UNIVERSAL SETUP, MONITORING AND CONTROL OF FIELD DEVICES FOR A PLANT
    Publication number: 20170052524
    Abstract: Setup, monitoring and control of various field devices are provided using a general purpose, off-the-shelf mobile device such as a smartphone or tablet computer adapted by an application program to communicate using the Bluetooth communications protocol with communications and control modules attached to the field devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Ross Kunz, Dominic Kunz, Kyle Kraning, Wallace Stommes