Patents by Inventor Richard Eberhart

Richard Eberhart 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).

  • Split packing follower for use with valves
    Publication number: 20060208211
    Abstract: Split packing followers for use with valves are disclosed. A disclosed packing follower includes a first member having a first portion of a flange and a first portion of a curved wall extending substantially perpendicularly from the first portion of the flange to define a first portion of a cylindrical member. The disclosed packing follower further includes a second member separable from the first member. The second member includes a second portion of the flange and a second portion of a curved wall extending substantially perpendicularly from the second portion of the flange to define a second portion of the cylindrical member. The first and second members include complementary interlocking structures that are configured to mechanically couple the first and second members to form the packing follower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Donald Bush, Michel Lovell, Richard Eberhart