Patents by Inventor Zachary Allan

Zachary Allan 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).

  • Publication number: 20240141879
    Abstract: A pulsation dampener includes: a centerbody assembly having: a chamber including a first opening bounded by a wall defining a first surface; an outlet port communicating with the chamber; an inlet port communicating with the chamber; a flexible first diaphragm, wherein a perimeter of the first diaphragm is bonded to the first surface forming a seal that blocks the passage of fluid; a first cap disposed adjacent the first diaphragm, defining a first cavity between the first cap and the first diaphragm; an inlet orifice formed in the first cap communicating with the first cavity; an exhaust orifice formed in the first cap communicating with the first cavity; and a valve seat disposed in the first cavity in fluid communication with the exhaust orifice. The first diaphragm is moveable between an open position spaced away from the valve seat, and a closed position sealed against the valve seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Zachary Allan Cobb, Jeffrey D. Jennings, Carlyle Leonard Donevant, IV, Ryan Matthew Heffner, Tony Boyd Tang
  • Publication number: 20240053779
    Abstract: A centerbody assembly for a pressure regulator includes: a centerbody having a process surface, at least one outlet orifice disposed in the centerbody; an outlet port positioned in fluid communication with the at least one outlet orifice; an inlet port; a valve chamber positioned in the centerbody in fluid communication with the inlet port, the valve chamber including a valve seat positioned in fluid communication with the process surface; a spherical valve element disposed in the valve chamber and moveable between an open position in which it is spaced away from the valve seat, and a closed position in which it seals against the valve seat; a flexible control diaphragm facing the process surface, wherein a perimeter of the control diaphragm is bonded to the centerbody so as to define a seal that blocks the passage of fluid; and wherein the valve element is mechanically interconnected with the control diaphragm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: David A. Reed, Ryan Matthew Heffner, Lyle Hartman Hamilton, Tony Boyd Tang, Zachary Allan Cobb, Carlyle Leonard Donevant, IV
  • Publication number: 20230151899
    Abstract: A valve includes: a housing defining a chamber communicating with an inlet port and an exhaust port, a seat disposed in the housing between the inlet port and the exhaust port; an elastomeric or polymer sealing ring disposed in the seat; a valve element having a sealing surface that is a body of revolution, the valve element positioned in the housing such that it is moveable between a closed position in which the sealing surface is engaged with the sealing ring and an open position in which the sealing surface is disengaged from sealing ring; and at least one bypass channel defined in the chamber, arranged to communicate between the seat and the exhaust port when the valve element is in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Zachary Allan Cobb, Ryan Matthew Heffner, Jeffrey D. Jennings
  • Patent number: 10740079
    Abstract: Methods and devices for selecting an application for download for use with hardware on a computer device may include receiving, from a remote application store, application metadata that includes at least one hardware constraint for an application in response to an application request for installation of the application. The methods and devices may include evaluating the application metadata to determine whether the at least one hardware constraint is satisfied on the computer device. The methods and devices may include installing the application when the at least one hardware constraint is satisfied on the computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Viraf Rusi Gandhi, Doron Joseph Holan, Zachary Allan Lockard
  • Publication number: 20190354357
    Abstract: Methods and devices for selecting an application for download for use with hardware on a computer device may include receiving, from a remote application store, application metadata that includes at least one hardware constraint for an application in response to an application request for installation of the application. The methods and devices may include evaluating the application metadata to determine whether the at least one hardware constraint is satisfied on the computer device. The methods and devices may include installing the application when the at least one hardware constraint is satisfied on the computer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Viraf Rusi GANDHI, Doron Joseph HOLAN, Zachary Allan LOCKARD
  • Patent number: D1003988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventor: Zachary Allan