Patents by Inventor W. Steele Oman

W. Steele Oman 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).

  • Shear valve
    Patent number: 4579136
    Abstract: A shear valve which controls the flow of a fluid from one of two different sources to a using apparatus upon application of pressure to a piston which severs the shear sections of the valve. One of the two sources of fluid may be self-contained as an integral part of the shear valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1986
    Assignee: HR Textron Inc.
    Inventors: W. Steele Oman, Richard D. Scott, Blaise Revay