Patents by Inventor Roger James Ashton

Roger James Ashton 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: 8210197
    Abstract: A cleaning system for cleaning a valve seat, where the valve seat is formed of at least one gasket for sealing between a housing and a stem, preferably for a double seat valve and where at least one guide band is centering the stem in the housing, where the stem has a cut out, allowing a cleaning liquid to flush the seat, when the stem is in a cleaning position, and where the guide band is still centering the stem while in the cleaning position. By putting the stem into a cleaning position, the cut out in the stem is positioned in the area of the gasket and thereby allowing the cleaning liquid to pass the gasket and the guide band via a small gap between the guide band and the stem itself. This way the seat is flushed with cleaning liquid and is thereby cleaned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignees: Alfa Laval Kolding A/S, Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventors: Karl-Aage Lindholm Jensen, Per Schneidereit, James Louis Larsen, Christian Karl Thommen, III, Roger James Ashton
  • Publication number: 20100051115
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a cleaning system for cleaning a valve seat, where said valve seat consists of at least one gasket for sealing between a housing and a stem, preferably for a double seat valve and where at least one guide band is centring said stem in said housing, where said stem has a cut out, allowing a cleaning liquid to flush the seat, when the stem is in a cleaning position, and where the guide band is still centring the stem while in the cleaning position. By putting the stem into a cleaning position the cut out in the stem is positioned in the area of the gasket and thereby allowing the cleaning liquid to pass the gasket and the guide band via a small gap between the guide band and the stem itself. This way the seat is flushed with cleaning liquid and is thereby cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicants: Alfa Laval Kolding A/S, Alfa Laval Corporate AB
    Inventors: Karl-Aage Lindholm JENSEN, Per SCHNEIDEREIT, James Louis LARSEN, Christian Karl THOMMEN, III, Roger James ASHTON