Patents by Inventor William Stephen Colburn

William Stephen Colburn 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).

  • Quick pull valve and seat assembly
    Patent number: 11225963
    Abstract: A valve seat assembly comprises a valve. The assembly further comprises a removable upper seat associated with the valve. The assembly further comprises a lower seat configured to be inserted into a fluid end of a pump and releasably couplable to the upper seat. The upper seat is decouplable from the lower seat while the lower seat remains inserted in the fluid end of the pump. The valve is configured to contact the upper seat to prevent a flow of fluid through the fluid end of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: UTEX INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Henry Naedler, Ricardo Jose Betancourt, William Stephen Colburn
  • Quick Pull Valve and Seat Assembly
    Publication number: 20200378381
    Abstract: A valve seat assembly comprises a valve. The assembly further comprises a removable upper seat associated with the valve. The assembly further comprises a lower seat configured to be inserted into a fluid end of a pump and releasably couplable to the upper seat. The upper seat is decouplable from the lower seat while the lower seat remains inserted in the fluid end of the pump. The valve is configured to contact the upper seat to prevent a flow of fluid through the fluid end of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Henry Naedler, Ricardo Jose Betancourt, William Stephen Colburn
  • Quick pull valve and seat assembly
    Patent number: 10815989
    Abstract: A valve seat assembly comprises a valve. The assembly further comprises a removable upper seat associated with the valve. The assembly further comprises a lower seat configured to be inserted into a fluid end of a pump and releasably couplable to the upper seat. The upper seat is decouplable from the lower seat while the lower seat remains inserted in the fluid end of the pump. The valve is configured to contact the upper seat to prevent a flow of fluid through the fluid end of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: UTEX INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Henry Naedler, Ricardo Jose Betancourt, William Stephen Colburn
  • QUICK PULL VALVE AND SEAT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200240407
    Abstract: A valve seat assembly comprises a valve. The assembly further comprises a removable upper seat associated with the valve. The assembly further comprises a lower seat configured to be inserted into a fluid end of a pump and releasably couplable to the upper seat. The upper seat is decouplable from the lower seat while the lower seat remains inserted in the fluid end of the pump. The valve is configured to contact the upper seat to prevent a flow of fluid through the fluid end of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Henry Naedler, Ricardo Jose Betancourt, William Stephen Colburn