Patents by Inventor Laurie M. Gerken

Laurie M. Gerken 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).

  • CONFIGURABLE MODULAR SLEEVE VALVE
    Publication number: 20180080569
    Abstract: A modular sleeve valve apparatus can include a valve body including a first port and a second port on a first and second sidewall of the valve body. The apparatus can include a first and second valve core sleeved within the valve body. The first valve core can be a cylinder including a first aperture in a cylindrical sidewall and a second aperture in a top base-wall. The second valve core can be a cylinder including a third aperture in a cylindrical sidewall and a fourth aperture in a bottom base-wall. The first and second valve cores can be removable from the valve body and radially rotatable within the valve body. The second valve core can be positioned stacked upon the first valve core to align the second aperture and the fourth aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Eric A. Eckberg, Jessica R. Eidem, James D. Gerken, Laurie M. Gerken, Glenn S. Leckband
  • Configurable modular sleeve valve
    Patent number: 9903486
    Abstract: A modular sleeve valve apparatus can include a valve body including a first port and a second port on a first and second sidewall of the valve body. The apparatus can include a first and second valve core sleeved within the valve body. The first valve core can be a cylinder including a first aperture in a cylindrical sidewall and a second aperture in a top base-wall. The second valve core can be a cylinder including a third aperture in a cylindrical sidewall and a fourth aperture in a bottom base-wall. The first and second valve cores can be removable from the valve body and radially rotatable within the valve body. The second valve core can be positioned stacked upon the first valve core to align the second aperture and the fourth aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric A. Eckberg, Jessica R. Eidem, James D. Gerken, Laurie M. Gerken, Glenn S. Leckband
  • CONFIGURABLE MODULAR SLEEVE VALVE
    Publication number: 20170009897
    Abstract: A modular sleeve valve apparatus can include a valve body including a first port and a second port on a first and second sidewall of the valve body. The apparatus can include a first and second valve core sleeved within the valve body. The first valve core can be a cylinder including a first aperture in a cylindrical sidewall and a second aperture in a top base-wall. The second valve core can be a cylinder including a third aperture in a cylindrical sidewall and a fourth aperture in a bottom base-wall. The first and second valve cores can be removable from the valve body and radially rotatable within the valve body. The second valve core can be positioned stacked upon the first valve core to align the second aperture and the fourth aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Eric A. Eckberg, Jessica R. Eidem, James D. Gerken, Laurie M. Gerken, Glenn S. Leckband
  • Configurable modular sleeve valve
    Patent number: 9493932
    Abstract: A modular sleeve valve apparatus can include a valve body including a first port and a second port on a first and second sidewall of the valve body. The apparatus can include a first and second valve core sleeved within the valve body. The first valve core can be a cylinder including a first aperture in a cylindrical sidewall and a second aperture in a top base-wall. The second valve core can be a cylinder including a third aperture in a cylindrical sidewall and a fourth aperture in a bottom base-wall. The first and second valve cores can be removable from the valve body and radially rotatable within the valve body. The second valve core can be positioned stacked upon the first valve core to align the second aperture and the fourth aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric A. Eckberg, Jessica R. Eidem, James D. Gerken, Laurie M. Gerken, Glenn S. Leckband
  • CONFIGURABLE MODULAR SLEEVE VALVE
    Publication number: 20160097188
    Abstract: A modular sleeve valve apparatus can include a valve body including a first port and a second port on a first and second sidewall of the valve body. The apparatus can include a first and second valve core sleeved within the valve body. The first valve core can be a cylinder including a first aperture in a cylindrical sidewall and a second aperture in a top base-wall. The second valve core can be a cylinder including a third aperture in a cylindrical sidewall and a fourth aperture in a bottom base-wall. The first and second valve cores can be removable from the valve body and radially rotatable within the valve body. The second valve core can be positioned stacked upon the first valve core to align the second aperture and the fourth aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Eric A. Eckberg, Jessica R. Eidem, James D. Gerken, Laurie M. Gerken, Glenn S. Leckband