Patents by Inventor Yancy J. Waller

Yancy J. Waller 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 actuator with vent
    Patent number: 8408245
    Abstract: A valve actuator includes a valve body, a valve member comprising a shaft, and a piston connected to the shaft, with the valve member being movable by operation of the piston. The valve body comprises a valve chamber that provides fluid communication between an inlet passage and an outlet passage. The shaft is disposed in and extends through a sealed chamber, the sealed chamber being sealed at one end from the valve chamber and at another end from a piston chamber, and a vent that extends from the sealed chamber to an external surface, wherein the shaft extends axially in both directions past sealed ends of the sealed chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Swagelok Company
    Inventors: Joel Feldman, Peter Sulcs, Daniel E. Zeiler, Charles W. Hayes, II, David Hasak, Yancy J. Waller
  • VALVE AND ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20110266485
    Abstract: The present application relates to valve and actuator assemblies. The valve actuator assemblies may include a capless valve actuating arrangement, include a replaceable passage defining member that includes seal members, include a valve member that is assembled in a valve chamber from an end of the valve body that is opposite an end that a piston is assembled in, and/or include a valve member that may be rotated in a valve body without affecting the ability of the valve member to perform its sealing functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Swagelok Company
    Inventors: Joel Feldman, Peter Sulcs, Daniel E. Zeiler, Charles W. Hayes, II, David Hasak, Yancy J. Waller
  • VALVE AND ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20100038566
    Abstract: The present application relates to valve and actuator assemblies. The valve actuator assemblies may include a capless valve actuating arrangement, include a replaceable passage defining member that includes seal members, include a valve member that is assembled in a valve chamber from an end of the valve body that is opposite an end that a piston is assembled in, and/or include a valve member that may be rotated in a valve body without affecting the ability of the valve member to perform its sealing functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Swagelok Company
    Inventors: Joel Feldman, Peter Sulcs, Daniel E. Zeiler, Charles W. Hayes, II, David Hasak, Yancy J. Waller
  • Valve and actuator assemblies
    Patent number: 7610928
    Abstract: The present application relates to valve and actuator assemblies. The valve actuator assemblies may include a capless valve actuating arrangement, include a replaceable passage defining member that includes seal members, include a valve member that is assembled in a valve chamber from an end of the valve body that is opposite an end that a piston is assembled in, and/or include a valve member that may be rotated in a valve body without affecting the ability of the valve member to perform its sealing functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Swagelok Company
    Inventors: Joel Feldman, Peter Sulcs, Daniel E. Zeiler, Charles W. Hayes, II, David Hasak, Yancy J. Waller