Patents by Inventor Raymond B. Villier

Raymond B. Villier 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).

  • Process and device for attenuating noise caused by a valve during the expansion of a fluid
    Patent number: 4007908
    Abstract: Sinuous passage method and means of attenuating the noise generated by the expansion of a fluid through a valve. A winding-passage-incorporating tubular element provided between the valve and the downstream pipe. For attenuating the noise generated by a pressure reducing valve, or other fluid expanding restriction, a device having its inlet end substantially engaging the downstream face of the valve, and comprising a tubular element enclosing a plurality of lengthwise partitions, and between said partitions a plurality of transverse, flow deflecting means defining with said partitions a plurality of individual, continuous, zigzag passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1977
    Assignee: Masoneilan International, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul V. Smagghe, Raymond B. Villier