Patents by Inventor Ross Eugene Long

Ross Eugene Long 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).

  • Methods and apparatus to couple valve shafts and closure members
    Patent number: 8752809
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to couple valve shafts and closure members are described. An example coupling apparatus includes an expansion pin to be disposed in a bore defined by a first aperture of a valve shaft and a second aperture of a closure member. The first and second apertures are coaxially aligned when the valve shaft is coupled to the closure member. A first tapered pin is disposed in a first opening of the expansion pin adjacent a first end of the expansion pin and a second tapered pin is disposed in a second opening of the expansion pin adjacent a second end of the expansion pin. The first tapered pin causes the expansion pin to expand at a first location when the first tapered pin is disposed in the first opening and the second tapered pin causes the expansion pin to expand at a second location different than the first location when the second tapered is disposed in the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Fisher Controls International, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Russell Dalluge, Ross Eugene Long
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COUPLE VALVE SHAFTS AND CLOSURE MEMBERS
    Publication number: 20110214288
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to couple valve shafts and closure members are described. An example coupling apparatus includes an expansion pin to be disposed in a bore defined by a first aperture of a valve shaft and a second aperture of a closure member. The first and second apertures are coaxially aligned when the valve shaft is coupled to the closure member. A first tapered pin is disposed in a first opening of the expansion pin adjacent a first end of the expansion pin and a second tapered pin is disposed in a second opening of the expansion pin adjacent a second end of the expansion pin. The first tapered pin causes the expansion pin to expand at a first location when the first tapered pin is disposed in the first opening and the second tapered pin causes the expansion pin to expand at a second location different than the first location when the second tapered is disposed in the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Russell Dalluge, Ross Eugene Long