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).
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Publication number: 20190178263Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Stefan Walter, Vaughn Mills, Daniel Lee Pifer
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Patent number: 10253787Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Stefan Walter, Vaughn Mills, Daniel Lee Pifer
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Patent number: 9765735Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 11, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Stefan Walter, Subrata Sarkar, Swethaghnya Kusa, Prakash Kotagond, Himanshu Joshi, Pritam Bhurke, Vaughn Mills
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Patent number: 9371803Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
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Publication number: 20160123490Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Raymond Bruce McLauchlan, Jeffrey B. Smith, Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
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Publication number: 20150337865Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: Eaton CorporationInventors: Stefan Walter, Vaughn Mills, Daniel Lee Pifer
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Publication number: 20150240764Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Applicant: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: Stefan Walter, Subrata Sarkar, Swethaghnya Kusa, Prakash Kotagond, Himanshu Joshi, Pritam Bhurke, Vaughn Mills
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Patent number: 9045038Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 22, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Stefan Walter, Subrata Sarkar, Swethaghnya Kusa, Prakash Kotagond, Himanshu Joshi, Pritam Bhurke, Vaughn Mills
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Publication number: 20150096633Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
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Patent number: 8944101Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 1, 2013Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
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Publication number: 20140041737Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Eaton CorporationInventors: Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
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Publication number: 20140020663Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: Eaton CorporationInventors: Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
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Patent number: 8584704Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
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Patent number: 8573255Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
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Publication number: 20130160877Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: Eaton CorporationInventors: Stefan Walter, Subrata Sarkar, Swethaghnya Kusa, Prakash Kotagond, Himanshu Joshi, Pritam Bhurke, Vaughn Mills
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Publication number: 20110162728Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2011Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: Eaton CorporationInventors: Daniel Lee Pifer, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton
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Patent number: D721390Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Stefan Walter, Vaughn Mills, Daniel Lee Pifer
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Patent number: D728627Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Stefan Walter, Vaughn Mills, Daniel Lee Pifer
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Patent number: D736265Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Eaton CorporationInventors: Stefan Walter, Vaughn Mills, Daniel Lee Pifer
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Patent number: D829304Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2016Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Raymond Bruce McLauchlan, Vaughn Mills, Ronald Sexton, Steven Lee Ambrose, Robert Dean Keller, Daniel Lee Pifer