Patents by Inventor Shane T. Bloomer

Shane T. Bloomer 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: 7059367
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a plant watering system that is particularly suited for a plant container with a reservoir of water below the plant. The watering system uses a pilot controlled sequence valve to maintain the water level of the reservoir. The sequence valve includes a diaphragm that is pneumatically coupled to a pilot port fixed to the reservoir and submersed in the water. When the water level in the reservoir reaches a lower limit, the reduced pressure on a diaphragm causes it to open a pathway for water to flow from a water supply to the reservoir. When the water level reaches an upper limit, the increased pressure on the diaphragm causes it to close that pathway and shut off the water flow. The water supply can be an elevated tank or the pressurized water system. A pressure regulator can be used to lower the water pressure at the intake of the sequence valve. A nozzle controls the flow rate of water into the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Inventors: Louis D. Atkinson, Shane T. Bloomer
  • Patent number: 6848483
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a plant watering system that is particularly suited for a plant container with a reservoir of water below the plant. The watering system uses a pilot controlled sequence valve to maintain the water level of the reservoir. The sequence valve includes a diaphragm that is pneumatically coupled to a pilot port fixed to the reservoir and submersed in the water. When the water level in the reservoir reaches a lower limit, the reduced pressure on a diaphragm causes it to open a pathway for water to flow from a water supply to the reservoir. When the water level reaches an upper limit, the increased pressure on the diaphragm causes it to close that pathway and shut off the water flow. The water supply can be an elevated tank or the pressurized water system. A pressure regulator can be used to lower the water pressure at the intake of the sequence valve. A nozzle controls the flow rate of water into the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Inventors: Louis D. Atkinson, Shane T. Bloomer
  • Patent number: 6305415
    Abstract: A fluid pressure regulator is disclosed including a valve body and a control body sealed within a tubular outer housing. The valve body has a supply chamber and an output chamber separated by a valve wall. A valve rod extends through the valve wall with a seal unit therebetween for selectively connecting a passageway associated with the valve rod between the supply chamber and the output chamber. The output chamber has a movable wall connected to the rod. A control chamber is secured within the tubular housing in spaced relation to said movable wall with the space between the movable wall and the control chamber connected to atmosphere. The control chamber has a control rod with an adjustable bias spring urging the rod outwardly into engagement with the movable wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Inventors: Louis D. Atkinson, Shane T. Bloomer