Patents by Inventor Leon Fussell

Leon Fussell 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).

  • Motor controlled speed pipeline apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8468884
    Abstract: A pipeline apparatus has a body configured to fit inside a pipeline. A flow channel is formed within the body and includes an inlet, an outlet, and a bypass channel connecting the inlet and the outlet, the inlet being configured to receive a portion of a fluid flowing through the pipeline, and the outlet being configured such that the fluid flowing through the bypass channel flows out of the bypass channel through the outlet. A flow control valve is attached to the body and has a sleeve configured to move to vary a flow rate of the fluid flowing out of the outlet. A motor is provided in a chamber in the body and is configured to move the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: PII (Canada) Limited
    Inventors: Raymond Harvey, Leon Fussell, Francesco Zingoni
  • Motorless speed control pipeline apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8286479
    Abstract: A pipeline apparatus has a body configured to fit inside a pipeline. A flow channel is formed within the body and includes an inlet, an outlet, and a bypass channel connecting the inlet and the outlet, the inlet being configured to receive a portion of a fluid flowing through the pipeline, and the outlet being configured such that the fluid flowing through the bypass channel flows out of the bypass channel through the outlet. A flow control valve is attached to the body and has a sleeve configured to move to vary a flow rate of the fluid flowing out of the outlet. A conduit is connected between the flow control valve and a back face of the body and configured to communicate a high pressure of the fluid to the flow control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: PII (Canada) Limited
    Inventors: Raymond Harvey, Leon Fussell, Francesco Zingoni
  • MOTOR CONTROLLED SPEED PIPELINE APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100212749
    Abstract: A pipeline apparatus has a body configured to fit inside a pipeline. A flow channel is formed within the body and includes an inlet, an outlet, and a bypass channel connecting the inlet and the outlet, the inlet being configured to receive a portion of a fluid flowing through the pipeline, and the outlet being configured such that the fluid flowing through the bypass channel flows out of the bypass channel through the outlet. A flow control valve is attached to the body and has a sleeve configured to move to vary a flow rate of the fluid flowing out of the outlet. A motor is provided in a chamber in the body and is configured to move the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: PII (Canada) Limited
    Inventors: Raymond Harvey, Leon Fussell, Francesco Zingoni
  • MOTORLESS SPEED CONTROL PIPELINE APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100212747
    Abstract: A pipeline apparatus has a body configured to fit inside a pipeline. A flow channel is formed within the body and includes an inlet, an outlet, and a bypass channel connecting the inlet and the outlet, the inlet being configured to receive a portion of a fluid flowing through the pipeline, and the outlet being configured such that the fluid flowing through the bypass channel flows out of the bypass channel through the outlet. A flow control valve is attached to the body and has a sleeve configured to move to vary a flow rate of the fluid flowing out of the outlet. A conduit is connected between the flow control valve and a back face of the body and configured to communicate a high pressure of the fluid to the flow control valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: PII (Canada) Limited
    Inventors: Raymond Harvey, Leon Fussell, Francesco Zingoni