Patents by Inventor Steven Douglas Cherry

Steven Douglas Cherry 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).

  • Seal ring assemblies for use with rotary valves
    Patent number: 8857792
    Abstract: Seal ring assemblies for use with rotary valves and methods to manufacture the same are disclosed. A seal ring assembly is described that includes a ring-shaped seal to be fixed within the rotary valve, where the seal enables the sealing engagement of a control member with a flow control aperture. The seal is compressed between a first seal clamp and a second seal clamp by a compressive force maintained by a plurality of fasteners extending through the seal and fixed to the first and second seal clamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Fisher Controls International LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Randall Parrie, Wilbur Dean Hutchens, Steven Douglas Cherry
  • SEAL RING ASSEMBLIES FOR USE WITH ROTARY VALVES
    Publication number: 20130299729
    Abstract: Seal ring assemblies for use with rotary valves and methods to manufacture the same are disclosed. A seal ring assembly is described that includes a ring-shaped seal to be fixed within the rotary valve, where the seal enables the sealing engagement of a control member with a flow control aperture. The seal is compressed between a first seal clamp and a second seal clamp by a compressive force maintained by a plurality of fasteners extending through the seal and fixed to the first and second seal clamps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Timothy Randall Parrie, Wilbur Dean Hutchens, Steven Douglas Cherry