Patents by Inventor Leonard Felton Stevens-Moman

Leonard Felton Stevens-Moman 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: 11560786
    Abstract: A fluid level sensor system is disclosed for sensing a fluid level in a well. The system has a main body and an inlet housing coupled to the main body. The inlet housing has an internal chamber in communication with an ambient environment within the well. A bellows within the main body communicates with the internal chamber of the inlet housing. A movable element is responsive to movement of the bellows. A sensor detects when the movable element moves from a first position, indicating a first fluid level in the well, to a second position indicating a second fluid level within the well. An indicator is operably associated with the movable element and moves into a position to be viewable when the sensing element is moved to the second position, to provide a visual indication that the second fluid level has been reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Schaupp, David A. Fischer, Leonard Felton Stevens-Moman, William C. Allen, III
  • Patent number: 11448238
    Abstract: Various embodiments concern a pneumatic landfill pump cycle counter comprising a spring located within a housing passage and a shuttle comprising a shuttle magnet, the shuttle located within the passage. The shuttle can be configured to move axially by the spring within the passage in an upstream direction to a home position, move axially by one or both of air pressure differential and airflow within the passage in a downstream direction away from the home position to a hold position. The cycle counter can further comprise a counter comprising an element responsive to a magnetic field of the shuttle magnet, the counter configured to increment a numeric count for each complete cycle of the shuttle moving from the home position to the hold position and then back to the home position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Graco Minnesota Inc.
    Inventors: Steven R. Wells, William C. Allen, III, Matthew T. McKeown, Mark T. Weinberger, John F. Schaupp, David A. Fischer, Leonard Felton Stevens-Moman
  • Publication number: 20210199001
    Abstract: A fluid level sensor system is disclosed for sensing a fluid level in a well. The system has a main body and an inlet housing coupled to the main body. The inlet housing has an internal chamber in communication with an ambient environment within the well. A bellows within the main body communicates with the internal chamber of the inlet housing. A movable element is responsive to movement of the bellows. A sensor detects when the movable element moves from a first position, indicating a first fluid level in the well, to a second position indicating a second fluid level within the well. An indicator is operably associated with the movable element and moves into a position to be viewable when the sensing element is moved to the second position, to provide a visual indication that the second fluid level has been reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Q.E.D. Environmental Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. SCHAUPP, David A. FISCHER, Leonard Felton STEVENS-MOMAN, William C. ALLEN, III
  • Publication number: 20200334515
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cycle counter apparatus for use with an air-driven fluid pump. The apparatus may have a main housing having a bore in communication with a pressurized fluid signal being applied to remove a liquid from a location filling with the liquid. A magnet housing may be included which is moveable linearly within the bore of the main housing in response to the pressurized fluid signal entering the bore. A magnet may be secured to the magnet housing. A switch housing may be included which is operably associated with the main housing and which includes first and second longitudinally spaced apart sensing components. The sensing components are used to detect movement of the magnet in response to the pressurized fluid signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Q.E.D. Environmental Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. SCHAUPP, David A. FISCHER, Leonard Felton STEVENS-MOMAN, William C. ALLEN, III
  • Publication number: 20200263706
    Abstract: Various embodiments concern a pneumatic landfill pump cycle counter comprising a spring located within a housing passage and a shuttle comprising a shuttle magnet, the shuttle located within the passage. The shuttle can be configured to move axially by the spring within the passage in an upstream direction to a home position, move axially by one or both of air pressure differential and airflow within the passage in a downstream direction away from the home position to a hold position. The cycle counter can further comprise a counter comprising an element responsive to a magnetic field of the shuttle magnet, the counter configured to increment a numeric count for each complete cycle of the shuttle moving from the home position to the hold position and then back to the home position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Steven R. Wells, William C. Allen, III, Matthew T. McKeown, Mark T. Weinberger, John F. Schaupp, David A. Fischer, Leonard Felton Stevens-Moman