Patents by Inventor Neil G. Stewart

Neil G. Stewart 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).

  • Patent number: 7569028
    Abstract: A fine flow pinch adjust has a T shaped fluid communication path. A flexible tube is inserted within the fluid communication path in other than a straight path. A screw is inserted in one branch of the T unoccupied by the flexible tubing such that the screw cooperatively engages threads on the opening wall and such that the screw can engage the tubing when turned sufficiently in a known direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Flexcorp
    Inventors: Neil G. Stewart, Gordon M. Day
  • Publication number: 20030071233
    Abstract: A fine flow pinch adjust has a T shaped fluid communication path. A flexible tube is inserted within the fluid communication path in other than a straight path. A screw is inserted in one branch of the T unoccupied by the flexible tubing such that the screw cooperatively engages threads on the opening wall and such that the screw can engage the tubing when turned sufficiently in a known direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Neil G. Stewart, Gordon M. Day
  • Patent number: 6056260
    Abstract: This invention relates to a seamless system for controlling the flow of fluids, such as liquids or compressed air, through a non-fragmented length of flexible tubing. It incorporates into a single system a number of functions currently performed with separate valves within conventional dental handpiece fluid flow control units. The invention can be fitted to an existing flexible fluid supply line, within a dental delivery system without destructive insertion or removal of any intermediary parts and without contact with the fluid medium itself. The invention is conceived to accommodate from the outside, three contiguous portions (a first, an intermediate and a second portion) of a non-fragmented length of flexible tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Flexcorp
    Inventors: Neil G. Stewart, Gord M. Day