Patents by Inventor William T. CASE

William T. CASE 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).

  • Valve position translator
    Patent number: 10295078
    Abstract: Apparatus for determining whether a valve is fully opened or closed. In one embodiment a valve position translator includes a cam tube and a rod. The cam tube has a cylindrical wall. A first slot in the wall is disposed along a radial arc of the tube. A second slot in the wall extends from an end of the first slot at an angle acute to the first slot. The rod extends through the wall, and rotates the cam tube while moving linearly along the cam tube in the second slot and while moving in an arc in the first slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Cameron Internationa Corporation
    Inventors: William T. Case, Robert H. Wolf
  • Valve Position Translator
    Publication number: 20150129062
    Abstract: Apparatus for determining whether a valve is fully opened or closed. In one embodiment a valve position translator includes a cam tube and a rod. The cam tube has a cylindrical wall. A first slot in the wall is disposed along a radial arc of the tube. A second slot in the wall extends from an end of the first slot at an angle acute to the first slot. The rod extends through the wall, and rotates the cam tube while moving linearly along the cam tube in the second slot and while moving in an arc in the first slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: William T. Case, Robert H. Wolf
  • Valve position translator
    Patent number: 8960224
    Abstract: Apparatus for determining whether a valve is fully opened or closed. In one embodiment a valve position translator includes a cam tube and a rod. The cam tube has a cylindrical wall. A first slot in the wall is disposed along a radial arc of the tube. A second slot in the wall extends from an end of the first slot at an angle acute to the first slot. The rod extends through the wall, and rotates the cam tube while moving linearly along the cam tube in the second slot and while moving in an arc in the first slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: William T. Case, Robert H. Wolf
  • VALVE POSITION TRANSLATOR
    Publication number: 20130043420
    Abstract: Apparatus for determining whether a valve is fully opened or closed. In one embodiment a valve position translator includes a cam tube and a rod. The cam tube has a cylindrical wall. A first slot in the wall is disposed along a radial arc of the tube. A second slot in the wall extends from an end of the first slot at an angle acute to the first slot. The rod extends through the wall, and rotates the cam tube while moving linearly along the cam tube in the second slot and while moving in an arc in the first slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: William T. CASE, Robert H. WOLF