Patents by Inventor Nathan E. Wilhelm

Nathan E. Wilhelm 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).

  • Publication number: 20190383409
    Abstract: A slam-shut safety device including a valve body defining a flow path extending between an inlet and an outlet, a bonnet including a sleeve extending into the flow path and having one or more flow ports, an actuator arranged to detect an overpressure or underpressure condition, a control element movable between an open first position and a closed second position, a reset pin operatively coupled to the control element and movable between an un-tripped position, placing the control element in the open first position, and a tripped position, placing the control element in the closed second position, the reset pin configured to move from the un-tripped position toward the tripped position responsive to the actuator detecting the overpressure or underpressure condition, and a seal arranged to substantially prevent accumulation of particulates carried by fluid flowing through the one or more flow parts on the outer surface of the control element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Madhusudhan Reddy Kotragouda Basappa, Nathan E. Wilhelm, Justin W. Hart