Patents by Inventor Vaughn Mills

Vaughn Mills 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: 20190178263
    Abstract: A self-aligning jet pump assembly for draining a liquid trap has a jet pump nozzle and a nozzle carrier that are self-aligning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Stefan Walter, Vaughn Mills, Daniel Lee Pifer
  • Patent number: 10253787
    Abstract: A self-aligning jet pump assembly for draining a liquid trap has a jet pump nozzle and a nozzle carrier that are self-aligning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Stefan Walter, Vaughn Mills, Daniel Lee Pifer
  • Patent number: 9765735
    Abstract: An assembly is provided that integrates a jet pump with a liquid trap to drain liquid fuel from vapor flow, such as vapor vented from a fuel tank. The assembly includes a housing that has a liquid trap configured to trap liquid carried in vapor flowing through the housing. A jet pump has a venturi nozzle and is in selective fluid communication with the liquid trap so that liquid flow through the venturi nozzle induces draining of the liquid trap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Walter, Subrata Sarkar, Swethaghnya Kusa, Prakash Kotagond, Himanshu Joshi, Pritam Bhurke, Vaughn Mills
  • Patent number: 9371803
    Abstract: An angle flow valve comprises a housing and a cover. The housing comprises a first recess for receiving a flow restrictor, a second recess for receiving a relief valve, a first port fluidly connected to the first recess, an angled flow path fluidly connected to the first recess and to the second recess, a second port fluidly connected to the angled flow path, and a relief passage between the first recess and the second recess. The first recess is parallel to the second recess, permitting drop-in assembly of the flow restrictor and relief valve. The cover comprises a solenoid assembly, and the cover couples to the housing by adjoining the solenoid against the flow restrictor and by adjoining the cover against the relief valve. A single o-ring seals the leak path between the cover and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
  • Publication number: 20160123490
    Abstract: An angle flow valve comprises a carriage. The carriage comprises a first recess, a flow restrictor in the first recess, a second recess, and a relief valve in the second recess. A first port is fluidly connected to the first recess. An angled flow path is fluidly connected to the first recess and to the second recess. A second port is fluidly connected to the angled flow path. The first recess is parallel to the second recess. A solenoid assembly is mounted to the carriage. The solenoid assembly comprises a lead, a bobbin, coil windings, a pole piece, a flux collector, and a sleeve. An integrally formed overmold layer surrounds the carriage and the solenoid assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Raymond Bruce McLauchlan, Jeffrey B. Smith, Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
  • Publication number: 20150337865
    Abstract: A self-aligning jet pump assembly for draining a liquid trap has a jet pump nozzle and a nozzle carrier that are self-aligning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Walter, Vaughn Mills, Daniel Lee Pifer
  • Publication number: 20150240764
    Abstract: An assembly is provided that integrates a jet pump with a liquid trap to drain liquid fuel from vapor flow, such as vapor vented from a fuel tank. The assembly includes a housing that has a liquid trap configured to trap liquid carried in vapor flowing through the housing. A jet pump has a venturi nozzle and is in selective fluid communication with the liquid trap so that liquid flow through the venturi nozzle induces draining of the liquid trap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stefan Walter, Subrata Sarkar, Swethaghnya Kusa, Prakash Kotagond, Himanshu Joshi, Pritam Bhurke, Vaughn Mills
  • Patent number: 9045038
    Abstract: An assembly is provided that integrates a jet pump with a liquid trap to drain liquid fuel from vapor flow, such as vapor vented from a fuel tank. The assembly includes a housing that has a liquid trap configured to trap liquid carried in vapor flowing through the housing. A jet pump has a venturi nozzle and is in selective fluid communication with the liquid trap so that liquid flow through the venturi nozzle induces draining of the liquid trap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Walter, Subrata Sarkar, Swethaghnya Kusa, Prakash Kotagond, Himanshu Joshi, Pritam Bhurke, Vaughn Mills
  • Publication number: 20150096633
    Abstract: An angle flow valve comprises a housing and a cover. The housing comprises a first recess for receiving a flow restrictor, a second recess for receiving a relief valve, a first port fluidly connected to the first recess, an angled flow path fluidly connected to the first recess and to the second recess, a second port fluidly connected to the angled flow path, and a relief passage between the first recess and the second recess. The first recess is parallel to the second recess, permitting drop-in assembly of the flow restrictor and relief valve. The cover comprises a solenoid assembly, and the cover couples to the housing by adjoining the solenoid against the flow restrictor and by adjoining the cover against the relief valve. A single o-ring seals the leak path between the cover and the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
  • Patent number: 8944101
    Abstract: A valve assembly is disclosed for controlling fluid flow between two reservoirs. The valve assembly includes a relief valve arranged inside the housing and configured to open a first fluid flow path when the first reservoir is above a first predetermined pressure value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
  • Publication number: 20140041737
    Abstract: A valve assembly is disclosed for controlling fluid flow between two reservoirs. The valve assembly includes a relief valve arranged inside the housing and configured to open a first fluid flow path when the first reservoir is above a first predetermined pressure value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
  • Publication number: 20140020663
    Abstract: A valve assembly is disclosed for controlling fluid flow between two reservoirs. The valve assembly includes a relief valve arranged inside the housing and configured to open a first fluid flow path when the first reservoir is above a first predetermined pressure value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
  • Patent number: 8584704
    Abstract: A valve assembly is disclosed for controlling fluid flow between two reservoirs. The valve assembly includes a relief valve arranged inside the housing and configured to open a first fluid flow path when the first reservoir is above a first predetermined pressure value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
  • Patent number: 8573255
    Abstract: A valve assembly is disclosed for controlling fluid flow between two reservoirs. The valve assembly includes a relief valve arranged inside the housing and configured to open a first fluid flow path when the first reservoir is above a first predetermined pressure value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
  • Publication number: 20130160877
    Abstract: An assembly is provided that integrates a jet pump with a liquid trap to drain liquid fuel from vapor flow, such as vapor vented from a fuel tank. The assembly includes a housing that has a liquid trap configured to trap liquid carried in vapor flowing through the housing. A jet pump has a venturi nozzle and is in selective fluid communication with the liquid trap so that liquid flow through the venturi nozzle induces draining of the liquid trap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Walter, Subrata Sarkar, Swethaghnya Kusa, Prakash Kotagond, Himanshu Joshi, Pritam Bhurke, Vaughn Mills
  • Publication number: 20110162728
    Abstract: A valve assembly is disclosed for controlling fluid flow between two reservoirs. The valve assembly includes a relief valve arranged inside the housing and configured to open a first fluid flow path when the first reservoir is above a first predetermined pressure value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
  • Patent number: D721390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Walter, Vaughn Mills, Daniel Lee Pifer
  • Patent number: D728627
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Walter, Vaughn Mills, Daniel Lee Pifer
  • Patent number: D736265
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Stefan Walter, Vaughn Mills, Daniel Lee Pifer
  • Patent number: D829304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Raymond Bruce McLauchlan, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton, Steven Lee Ambrose, Robert Dean Keller, Daniel Lee Pifer