Patents by Inventor Timothy Sumrall

Timothy Sumrall 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).

  • Publication number: 20050218368
    Abstract: A gate seal for a knife gate valve comprising a sealing surface lining the gate channel and an integral gasket for compression between valve body halves, a chest seal for a knife gate valve comprising a body having an expandable sealing surface and one or more injection chambers adapted to receive an injectable packing, each chamber having a cross-sectional area that is completely surrounded by the body member, and/or a knife gate valve comprising one or both such seals. The chest seal body may comprise a knife gate slot that is peripherally surrounded by the body. The gate seal and the chest seal may comprise a single integral elastomeric member or separate components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Christopher Vanderberg, Shaine Reeves, John Comstock, Timothy Sumrall