Patents by Inventor Michael Thomas Melton

Michael Thomas Melton 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).

  • Pressure regulating valve gasket
    Patent number: 7926746
    Abstract: An irrigation sprinkler is provided with a housing configured for a fluid flow therethrough. A pressure regulating device having a gasket configured to variably move between a first position to a second position is disposed within the housing. The pressure regulating device includes an outlet with a variable opening formed from the cooperation of fluid passages in the gasket with a portion of the valve bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Thomas Melton