Patents by Inventor Steven Keith Hostetter

Steven Keith Hostetter 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).

  • Packing apparatus and related methods to identify proper loading for valve packing
    Patent number: 10443742
    Abstract: An apparatus to identify proper loading for valve packing includes a packing follower for a fluid control valve. The packing follower has a cavity to receive a spring and at least a portion of a packing spacer. The apparatus also includes a first aperture disposed on an outer surface of the packing follower extending to the cavity to expose a portion of the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Fisher Control International LLC
    Inventors: Steven Keith Hostetter, Wesley Tyrel Ohrt
  • PACKING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS TO IDENTIFY PROPER LOADING FOR VALVE PACKING
    Publication number: 20190128429
    Abstract: An apparatus to identify proper loading for valve packing includes a packing follower for a fluid control valve. The packing follower has a cavity to receive a spring and at least a portion of a packing spacer. The apparatus also includes a first aperture disposed on an outer surface of the packing follower extending to the cavity to expose a portion of the spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Keith Hostetter, Wesley Tyrel Ohrt
  • MODULAR VALVE TRIM ASSEMBLIES FOR CONTROL VALVES
    Publication number: 20180216745
    Abstract: Modular valve trim assemblies for control valves are disclosed. In some examples, a first modular valve trim apparatus includes a bonnet and a cage coupled to the bonnet. In some examples, the cage has an integral seat. In some examples, a second modular valve trim apparatus includes a single-piece bonnet including an integral cage and an integral seat. In some examples, the second modular valve trim apparatus includes a plug irremovably located within the single-piece bonnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Nelson Gabriel, Michael McCarty, Steven Keith Hostetter, Wesley Tyrel Ohrt
  • High temperature ball valve seal
    Patent number: 8113484
    Abstract: A high temperature ball valve seal is disclosed that achieves Class IV shutoff for operating temperatures above 550 degrees F. The ball valve seal includes a C-seal positioned between a main seal and a seal housing to prevent fluid from flowing through a secondary flowpath when the ball valve is in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Fisher Controls International LLC
    Inventors: Steven Keith Hostetter, Lisa Marie Miller