Patents by Inventor Michael P. Black

Michael P. Black 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).

  • Air cooling apparatus for a purge valve
    Patent number: 8528315
    Abstract: A cooling enclosure for a valve includes an elongated housing body having a pair of housing portions and a pair of removable end plates, the pair of housing portions separable along at least one longitudinally-extending seam. Fastener devices are provided for securing the pair of housing portions engaged along the at least one longitudinal extending seam. One or more apertures are provided for accommodating a like number of valve fittings, and cooling air inlet and outlet openings are also provided in the housing body for supplying and removing cooling air to the housing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David W. Smith, Doug Byrd, Michael P. Black, Swapnil Tiwari
  • Air cooling apparatus for a purge valve
    Publication number: 20100107640
    Abstract: A cooling enclosure for a valve includes an elongated housing body having a pair of housing portions and a pair of removable end plates, the pair of housing portions separable along at least one longitudinally-extending seam. Fastener devices are provided for securing the pair of housing portions engaged along the at least one longitudinal extending seam. One or more apertures are provided for accommodating a like number of valve fittings, and cooling air inlet and outlet openings are also provided in the housing body for supplying and removing cooling air to the housing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: David W. Smith, Doug Byrd, Michael P. Black, Swapnil Tiwari