Patents by Inventor Todd W. Larsen

Todd W. Larsen 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: 20040154668
    Abstract: The gas control assembly includes a housing threaded to a vessel neck to extend into the vessel containing pressurized fluid, a fitting threaded into the housing bore and a valve body threaded to the fitting outwardly of the neck with a valve body threaded thereto. The housing and fitting having a first passageway that opens to the ambient atmosphere and to a relief device at the housing inner end to permit fluid exhausting through the first passageway upon the temperature and/or pressure in the vessel exceeding a preselected valve. The housing, fitting and valve body provide a second passageway opening to the vessel interior and an outlet connection. The fitting and housing mount a main valve in the second passageway while a solenoid is mounted to the valve body and when energized, through a rod, operates the main valve to an open condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Todd W. Larsen, Thomas M. Bydalek
  • Publication number: 20040065368
    Abstract: The internally piloted dome loaded pressure reducing regulator includes a regulator body with a main valve portion and a pilot valve portion. The inlet is fluidly connected to the main valve bore which in turn is connected to the pilot valve bore. Each of the pilot and main valve members are spring urged to a closed position while the pilot valve is moved to an open position by a diaphragm when there is a decrease of pressure in the pilot chamber. A continuous fluid connection is provided from the pilot chamber, including through the main valve member, to a control chamber portion below a piston which is moved under pressure to open the main valve member. The piston has a bleed hole bottom chamber portion to the top control portion which in turn is fluidly connected to the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2002
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventor: Todd W. Larsen
  • Patent number: 6691980
    Abstract: The valve device includes a valve body and a bonnet with a fitting clamped therebetween and extending within body and bonnet bores. The fitting and valve body have bore portions with a valve stem extended therein and through a valve seat and having opposite end portions of the same diameters and in fluid sealing relationship with the above bore portions axially opposite the valve seat. The body has inlet and outlet passages opening to the fitting and body bores axially opposite the valve seat and axially intermediate the stem end portions. A sensor is connected to the valve stem and is movable against spring action to move the valve stem to its open position. An actuator, for example an electric motor, is mounted to the bonnet and operable for forcing the sensor to move the valve stem to its valve open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Tescom Corporation
    Inventors: Todd W. Larsen, Thomas M. Bydalek
  • Publication number: 20040007269
    Abstract: The pressure reducing regulator includes a regulator body with a tubular portion coaxially aligned with the tubular portion of a bonnet threaded to the regulator body. A piston has a bore extending therethrough with the tubular portions extended thereinto in axial spaced relationship, the body tubular portion mounting a valve seat to abut against a piston internal shoulder when the piston has axially moved relative to the tubular portions to a blocking position to block fluid flow through the regulator. The piston enlarged diametric portion bottom surface is in fluid communication with the piston bore in both of the piston positions but not in fluid communication with the body high pressure inlet when the piston is in its blocking position. A spring resiliently retains the piston in its open position when no pressurized fluid is applied to the body inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventor: Todd W. Larsen
  • Publication number: 20040004201
    Abstract: The valve device includes a valve body and a bonnet with a fitting clamped therebetween and extending within body and bonnet bores. The fitting and valve body have bore portions with a valve stem extended therein and through a valve seat and having opposite end portions of the same diameters and in fluid sealing relationship with the above bore portions axially opposite the valve seat. The body has inlet and outlet passages opening to the fitting and body bores axially opposite the valve seat and axially intermediate the stem end portions. A sensor is connected to the valve stem and is movable against spring action to move the valve stem to its open position. An actuator, for example an electric motor, is mounted to the bonnet and operable for forcing the sensor to move the valve stem to its valve open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2002
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Todd W. Larsen, Thomas M. Bydalek