Patents by Inventor Mike Kolic

Mike Kolic 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).

  • Butterfly valve assembly including a bearing assembly for serrated spline constraint
    Patent number: 8172202
    Abstract: Butterfly valves assemblies are provided that include a flowbody, a butterfly plate, an actuator and an upper chimney and a lower chimney disposed within the flowbody. The flowbody has an inner surface defining a channel. The butterfly plate is disposed in the channel, is rotationally mounted to the flowbody, and has an outer periphery. The actuator has an actuator output shaft that is coupled to the valve shaft via a serrated spline coupling. The upper chimney and the lower chimney are configured to include bearing assemblies that constrain radial loads and thrust loads exerted upon the valve shaft and minimize misalignment of the serrated spline coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Mendoza, Mike Kolic, Doug Smith, Ben Ho, Louie Timothy Gaines
  • BUTTERFLY VALVE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR SERRATED SPLINE CONSTRAINT
    Publication number: 20100270489
    Abstract: Butterfly valves assemblies are provided that include a flowbody, a butterfly plate, an actuator and an upper chimney and a lower chimney disposed within the flowbody. The flowbody has an inner surface defining a channel. The butterfly plate is disposed in the channel, is rotationally mounted to the flowbody, and has an outer periphery. The actuator has an actuator output shaft that is coupled to the valve shaft via a serrated spline coupling. The upper chimney and the lower chimney are configured to include bearing assemblies that constrain radial loads and thrust loads exerted upon the valve shaft and minimize misalignment of the serrated spline coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Mendoza, Mike Kolic, Doug Smith, Ben Ho, Louie Timothy Gaines