Patents by Inventor Paul V. Foster

Paul V. Foster 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: 6431845
    Abstract: A head cover assembly for a two cylinder compressor is described. The head cover assembly is mounted over the compressor cylinders and includes a one piece valve plate with a pair of removable heads. The valve plate includes two substantially identical cylinder covers disposed over a pair of plate sections, thereby enclosing a volume above each plate section with a head installed. Each cylinder cover includes a divider wall which divides the enclosed volume of the cover into an intake volume and an exhaust volume. A pair of passageways provides communication between the cylinder covers connecting the exhaust volumes and the intake volumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Gast Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Delbert L. Thomas, Paul V. Foster, Randy G. Godush