Patents by Inventor Stephen Michael Laird

Stephen Michael Laird 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).

  • VALVE ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20110209783
    Abstract: An electronically actuatable valve assembly having a primary face seating valve, including a primary valve member, and a secondary valve, including a secondary valve member. The secondary valve opens before the primary valve to equilibrate pressure across the primary valve member and thereby facilitate opening of the primary valve member. The secondary valve is coupled to an armature which moves from a first position to a second position, in use, attracted by an electromagnet. The coupling between the armature and the secondary valve is configured to enable the armature to begin to move from the first position without movement of the secondary valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: Artemis Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Uwe Bernhard Pascal Stein, Gordon Paul Voller, Stephen Michael Laird