Patents by Inventor Marvin A. Gates

Marvin A. Gates 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: 4136658
    Abstract: A speed sensitive pressure regulator system includes a diaphragm of resilient flexible material positioned within a housing and forming an actuating chamber therein. A valve is associated with a passage and is movable between a first position at which fluid pressure in the actuating chamber is substantially equal to the fluid pressure in the passage and a second position at which the fluid pressure in the actuating chamber is less than the fluid pressure in the passage. The valve is connected to the diaphragm in a manner sufficient for biasing the valve toward the second position in response to pressurized fluid in contact with the diaphragm. A flyweight assembly is associated with the valve and is of a construction sufficient for moving the valve to its first position in response to rotation of the flyweight assembly above a preselected speed and for permitting the valve to move to the second position in response to a decrease in the rotational speed of the flyweight assembly below the preselected speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1979
    Assignee: Caterpillar Tractor Co.
    Inventor: Marvin A. Gates