Patents by Inventor Michial Ernest KIRKSEY

Michial Ernest KIRKSEY 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).

  • Valve cap with integral seal
    Patent number: 9970563
    Abstract: A valve cap (14) can be configured to have an integral sealing member (50) at least part of which is extendable into an opening(18) of a valve body (12) and seals against an inner surface of a valve body wall (16). The sealing member (50) is configured to have a void space (51) such that when fluid leaks from a valve stem disposed in the valve body (12), an internal pressure in the void space forces a surface of the sealing member (50) against the inner surface of the valve body wall (16), thereby tightening a seal between the sealing member (50) and the valve body wall (16). In such circumstances, the fluid is prevented effectively from exiting the valve cap (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC., TRANE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS (CHINA) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: James Russell Cude, Michial Ernest Kirksey, Guangwei Rong
  • VALVE CAP WITH INTEGRAL SEAL
    Publication number: 20160109033
    Abstract: A valve cap (14) can be configured to have an integral sealing member (50) at least part of which is extendable into an opening (18) of a valve body (12) and seals against an inner surface of a valve body wall (16). The sealing member (50) is configured to have a void space (51) such that when fluid leaks from a valve stem disposed in the valve body (12), an internal pressure in the void space forces a surface of the sealing member (50) against the inner surface of the valve body wall (16), thereby tightening a seal between the sealing member (50) and the valve body wall (16). In such circumstances, the fluid is prevented effectively from exiting the valve cap (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: James Russell CUDE, Michial Ernest KIRKSEY, Guangwei RONG