Patents by Inventor Lawrence J. Bradford, III

Lawrence J. Bradford, III 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).

  • Patent number: 6932112
    Abstract: A valve configured to receive a fluid, such as ambient air, from one or more sources and distribute the fluid to one or more outlet ports selected from a plurality of outlet ports. The valve includes a first and second member forming a cavity that contains a rotational disk used to directed a fluid through one or more outlet ports located in the second member. The first member includes a distribution chamber for receiving the fluid from an inlet port and for distributing the fluid to the rotational disk. The rotational disk may be controlled using a motor and sensor to align one or more apertures in the disk with one or more selected output ports in the second member. Thus, a fluid may be directed from a single distribution chamber to one or more selected outlet ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2005
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Bradford, III, Rocky R. White