Patents by Inventor Shane Duncan Bartow

Shane Duncan Bartow 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).

  • Self-cleaning water passageways on diaphragm insert
    Patent number: 11300223
    Abstract: A valve is disclosed a valving member positioned in an internal valving cavity and operable to control a flow of water therethrough. The valving member includes a diaphragm and an insert. A passageway through the diaphragm communicates with a bleed slot, preferably a tapered bleed slot, and a scallop of the insert. The scallop cooperates with the diaphragm to form a bleed holes when the valving member is in a closed position. The diaphragm and the insert at least partially separate when the valving member is opened to expose the bleed slot and scallop. The diaphragm rolls up to contact the insert when the valving member is closed to create a wiping action to flush any trapped debris from the bleed slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Robertshaw Controls Company
    Inventors: James E. Pearson, Paul Charles Berkley, Shane Duncan Bartow, Kenneth A. Bergbauer
  • Water valve guide tube with integrated weld ring and water valve incorporating same
    Patent number: 11112025
    Abstract: A water valve, guide tube for a water valve, and associated method are provided. The water valve includes a housing and the guide tube is installed on the housing via laser welding. The guide tube and housing each provide axially facing mating surfaces which abut one another in a pre-bonded configuration. In a post-bonded configuration, a laser weld joint is formed at the interface between the mating surfaces. The joint forms a portion of an outer periphery of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Robertshaw Controls Company
    Inventors: Shane Duncan Bartow, Paul Charles Berkley, James E. Pearson
  • SELF-CLEANING WATER PASSAGEWAYS ON DIAPHRAGM INSERT
    Publication number: 20200182370
    Abstract: A valve is disclosed a valving member positioned in an internal valving cavity and operable to control a flow of water therethrough. The valving member includes a diaphragm and an insert. A passageway through the diaphragm communicates with a bleed slot, preferably a tapered bleed slot, and a scallop of the insert. The scallop cooperates with the diaphragm to form a bleed holes when the valving member is in a closed position. The diaphragm and the insert at least partially separate when the valving member is opened to expose the bleed slot and scallop. The diaphragm rolls up to contact the insert when the valving member is closed to create a wiping action to flush any trapped debris from the bleed slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Robertshaw Controls Company
    Inventors: James E. Pearson, Paul Charles Berkley, Shane Duncan Bartow, Kenneth A. Bergbauer
  • WATER VALVE GUIDE TUBE WITH INTEGRATED WELD RING AND WATER VALVE INCORPORATING SAME
    Publication number: 20180283572
    Abstract: A water valve, guide tube for a water valve, and associated method are provided. The water valve includes a housing and the guide tube is installed on the housing via laser welding. The guide tube and housing each provide axially facing mating surfaces which abut one another in a pre-bonded configuration. In a post-bonded configuration, a laser weld joint is formed at the interface between the mating surfaces. The joint forms a portion of an outer periphery of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Robertshaw Controls Company
    Inventors: Shane Duncan Bartow, Paul Charles Berkley, James E. Pearson