Patents by Inventor Michael D. Moreaux

Michael D. Moreaux 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).

  • Variable flow directional valve for cooling towers
    Patent number: 5529283
    Abstract: A valve housing using a reciprocable valve disc plate for opening and closing off the water supply in the valve housing, as well as regulating the water flow between a fully closed and a fully open position. The disc plate is provided with guide follower members that cooperate with guide channels or tracks disposed respectively on opposite side walls of the valve housing for stabilizing the movement of the disc plate and for preventing chatter and undue wear and strain of the valve stem and its bushing that would ordinarily result from water turbulence in the valve housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Industrial Cooling Towers, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Knecht, Scott Knecht, Michael D. Moreaux