Patents by Inventor Nicholas Harvey Ihle

Nicholas Harvey Ihle 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).

  • Single axis thermal relief valve
    Patent number: 9810339
    Abstract: A thermal relief valve, comprising a housing having a channel, a first aperture, and a second aperture, wherein the first aperture and the second aperture are arranged symmetrically about a central axis, an actuator within the housing arranged about the axis, a first seal secured to the actuator, the first seal comprising a plurality of apertures, and having a first upwardly facing surface, and a second downwardly facing surface, a first spring arranged between the second surface of the first seal and the housing component, a second seal comprising a first upwardly facing surface and a second downwardly facing surface, the first surface of the second seal positioned on the second surface of the first seal and, a second spring arranged between the second surface of the second seal and the housing, wherein the first seal and the second seal are axially movable by the actuator along the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Oetiker NY, Inc.
    Inventors: James Anthony Kujawski, Jr., Nicholas Harvey Ihle
  • SINGLE AXIS THERMAL RELIEF VALVE
    Publication number: 20160230901
    Abstract: A thermal relief valve, comprising a housing having a channel, a first aperture, and a second aperture, wherein the first aperture and the second aperture are arranged symmetrically about a central axis, an actuator within the housing arranged about the axis, a first seal secured to the actuator, the first seal comprising a plurality of apertures, and having a first upwardly facing surface, and a second downwardly facing surface, a first spring arranged between the second surface of the first seal and the housing component, a second seal comprising a first upwardly facing surface and a second downwardly facing surface, the first surface of the second seal positioned on the second surface of the first seal and, a second spring arranged between the second surface of the second seal and the housing, wherein the first seal and the second seal are axially movable by the actuator along the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: James Anthony Kujawski, JR., Nicholas Harvey Ihle