Patents by Inventor Robert F. Estes

Robert F. Estes 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: 4586533
    Abstract: A pilot operated pressure relief valve system having a modulating action. The pilot valve is of the non-flowing type and comprises sleeve and control stem members translating within a channel. The sleeve member comprises an exhaust valve for relieving dome pressure on the relief valve when lifted by the control stem. The control stem translates in response to system pressure changes and comprises an inlet valve cooperating with a seat on the sleeve member to form an inlet valve closable to isolate the dome from the system pressure when the latter reaches a level predetermined in relation to a set pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1986
    Assignee: Crosby Valve & Gage Company
    Inventor: Robert F. Estes
  • Patent number: 4329910
    Abstract: An electro-pneumatic current-to-position transducer includes an electric motor having a permanent magnet for a stator and spring restrained coil pivotally suspended about the magnet for a rotor. An input current to the coil induces a mechanical rotation of the coil about the magnet which is proportional to the applied current. Fastened to the coil for rotary movement therewith is a flapper positioned to cover the nozzle of a pneumatic circuit. As current is applied to the coil, the flapper moves toward the nozzle thereby changing the back pressure in the pneumatic circuit. This change in pressure is amplified, then sensed by appropriate pressure-responsive devices and subsequently fed back to a control lever on which the nozzle is mounted, thereby repositioning the nozzle so as to maintain an essentially constant separation between the flapper and the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1982
    Assignee: The Foxboro Company
    Inventors: Everett O. Olsen, Robert F. Estes, Paul W. Rezendes, George F. Williams
  • Patent number: 4213478
    Abstract: An electro-pneumatic current-to-position transducer includes an electric motor having a permanent magnet for a stator and spring restrained coil pivotally suspended about the magnet for a rotor. An input current to the coil induces a mechanical rotation of the coil about the magnet which is proportional to the applied current. Fastened to the coil for rotary movement therewith is a flapper positioned to cover the nozzle of a pneumatic circuit. As current is applied to the coil, the flapper moves toward the nozzle thereby changing the back pressure in the pneumatic circuit. This change in pressure is amplified, then sensed by appropriate pressure-responsive devices and subsequently fed back to a control lever on which the nozzle is mounted, thereby repositioning the nozzle so as to maintain an essentially constant separation between the flapper and the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1980
    Assignee: The Foxboro Company
    Inventors: Everett O. Olsen, Robert F. Estes, Paul W. Rezendes, George F. Williams