Patents by Inventor Shane Gillette

Shane Gillette 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).

  • Ball control valves having three-dimensional tortuous path flowpaths
    Patent number: 11906076
    Abstract: A valve body, for use in a valve housing having an inlet and outlet, includes a spherical outer surface. A flow opening extends diametrically from one side of the outer surface to an opposing side. A plurality of flow control passageways extend from the outer surface into the valve body. The valve body is moveable relative to the valve housing between a closed position, a restricted flow position, and a free flow position. In the closed position, the flow opening and all of the plurality of flow control passageways are out of alignment with the inlet and outlet. In the restricted flow position, at least one flow control passageway is moved into fluid communication with the inlet and outlet to facilitate fluid communication therebetween. In the free flow position, the flow opening is moved into fluid communication with the inlet and outlet to facilitate fluid communication therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CONTROL COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Freitas, Ruben Mendoza, Daniel A. Watson, Shane Gillette, Raymond R. Newton, Robert Taylor, Tom Morton
  • BALL CONTROL VALVES HAVING THREE-DIMENSIONAL TORTUOUS PATH FLOWPATHS
    Publication number: 20220356951
    Abstract: A valve body, for use in a valve housing having an inlet and outlet, includes a spherical outer surface. A flow opening extends diametrically from one side of the outer surface to an opposing side. A plurality of flow control passageways extend from the outer surface into the valve body. The valve body is moveable relative to the valve housing between a closed position, a restricted flow position, and a free flow position. In the closed position, the flow opening and all of the plurality of flow control passageways are out of alignment with the inlet and outlet. In the restricted flow position, at least one flow control passageway is moved into fluid communication with the inlet and outlet to facilitate fluid communication therebetween. In the free flow position, the flow opening is moved into fluid communication with the inlet and outlet to facilitate fluid communication therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Freitas, Ruben Mendoza, Daniel W. Watson, Shane Gillette, Raymond R. Newton