Patents by Inventor Rob Corrigan

Rob Corrigan 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).

  • Floating yoke connection
    Patent number: 11603938
    Abstract: A clamp assembly to secure a yoke to a valve body of a knife gate valve is provided. The clamp assembly can include a bolt that is configured to extend through a first bushing, a first spring member, a first side wall of the yoke, the valve body, a second side wall of the yoke, a second spring member, and a second bushing. The clamp assembly can be configured to pin the yoke to the valve body, apply a pressure-containing preload to the valve body via the first and second bushings, and compress the first spring member between the first bushing and the first side wall of the yoke and the second spring member between the second bushing and the second side wall of the yoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Emerson Automation Solutions Final Control US LP
    Inventors: Kenneth Nguyen, Peter Woodhead, Haley Colton, Robert Ohlson, Rob Corrigan
  • Floating Yoke Connection
    Publication number: 20220268363
    Abstract: A clamp assembly to secure a yoke to a valve body of a knife gate valve is provided. The clamp assembly can include a bolt that is configured to extend through a first bushing, a first spring member, a first side wall of the yoke, the valve body, a second side wall of the yoke, a second spring member, and a second bushing. The clamp assembly can be configured to pin the yoke to the valve body, apply a pressure-containing preload to the valve body via the first and second bushings, and compress the first spring member between the first bushing and the first side wall of the yoke and the second spring member between the second bushing and the second side wall of the yoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Kenneth Nguyen, Peter Woodhead, Haley Colton, Robert Ohlson, Rob Corrigan
  • Floating yoke connection
    Patent number: 11300213
    Abstract: A clamp assembly to secure a yoke to a valve body of a knife gate valve is provided. The clamp assembly can include a bolt that is configured to extend through a first bushing, a first spring member, a first side wall of the yoke, the valve body, a second side wall of the yoke, a second spring member, and a second bushing. The clamp assembly can be configured to pin the yoke to the valve body, apply a pressure-containing preload to the valve body via the first and second bushings, and compress the first spring member between the first bushing and the first side wall of the yoke and the second spring member between the second bushing and the second side wall of the yoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Emerson Automation Solutions Final Control US LP
    Inventors: Kenneth Nguyen, Peter Woodhead, Haley Colton, Robert Ohlson, Rob Corrigan