Patents by Inventor William H. Earney

William H. Earney 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: 5271601
    Abstract: A regulator valve having a globe type valve body includes a deformable diaphragm for controlling the fluid flow between the a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The deformation of the diaphragm, which is controlled by a pilot pressure introduced into a control chamber within the valve, causes the diaphragm to selectively covers and uncovers a plurality of apertures in a frustoconical baffle to control the flow through the valve. The valve includes a first diaphragm support provided in the control chamber and a second diaphragm support provided on the opposite side of the diaphragm. The second diaphragm support comprises a plurality of concentric cylinders and cross members which form an upper concave surface to correspond to a convex portion of the diaphragm so that the diaphragm is substantially uniformly supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignee: Fisher Controls International, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Bonzer, John W. Duffy, Douglas C. Pfantz, Gary L. Scott, William H. Earney, Robert D. Gaskill