Patents by Inventor Walter J. H. Timmerman

Walter J. H. Timmerman 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).

  • Patent number: 4184514
    Abstract: A valve system incorporating single failure protective logic. The system consists of a valve combination or composite valve which allows actuation or de-actuation of a device such as a hydraulic cylinder or other mechanism, integral with or separate from the valve assembly, by means of three independent input signals combined in a function commonly known as two-out-of-three logic. Using the input signals as independent and redundant actuation/de-actuation signals, a single signal failure, or failure of the corresponding valve or valve set, will neither prevent the desired action, nor cause the undesired action of the mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1980
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Rodger Ryan, Walter J. H. Timmerman