Patents by Inventor Timothy Hurt

Timothy Hurt 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).

  • Check valve for backflow preventer
    Patent number: 12729774
    Abstract: A check valve is provided to prevent backflow of fluid in a backflow preventer or plumbing system having a housing and a fluid flow channel therethrough. The check valve includes a valve seat, a poppet movable between a closed position where the poppet is positioned against the valve seat and inhibits fluid flow past the valve seat and an open position where the poppet is spaced apart from the valve seat and permits fluid flow past the valve seat. The check valve includes a guide portion including a first guide surface and a second guide surface, a first stem coupled to the poppet and movable along the first guide surface, a second stem coupled to the poppet and movable along the second guide surface, and a biasing member coupled between the first stem and the second stem for biasing the poppet to the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: Zurn Water, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Hurt, Travis Williams, Christopher J. Corral, Kevin P. Brouwers, Ersen Boran
  • CHECK VALVE FOR BACKFLOW PREVENTER
    Publication number: 20250164021
    Abstract: A check valve is provided to prevent backflow of fluid in a backflow preventer or plumbing system having a housing and a fluid flow channel therethrough. The check valve includes a valve seat, a poppet movable between a closed position where the poppet is positioned against the valve seat and inhibits fluid flow past the valve seat and an open position where the poppet is spaced apart from the valve seat and permits fluid flow past the valve seat. The check valve includes a guide portion including a first guide surface and a second guide surface, a first stem coupled to the poppet and movable along the first guide surface, a second stem coupled to the poppet and movable along the second guide surface, and a biasing member coupled between the first stem and the second stem for biasing the poppet to the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Timothy Hurt, Travis Williams, Christopher J. Corral, Kevin P. Brouwers, Ersen Boran