Patents
US 12270585 B2: Dome-loaded back pressure regulator with setpoint pressure energized by process fluid
- Granted
- 2025-04-08
- Filed
- 2021-09-27 application 17486075
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A diaphragm pressure regulator includes: a body defining a process surface and including: an exhaust port having a discharge opening, and at least one vent void interconnecting the process surface and the exhaust port; and an inlet port, and at least one process void communicating with the process surface and the inlet port; a reference housing including a cavity defining a reference surface and a reference port in fluid communication with the cavity; and a diaphragm disposed between the body and the reference housing, the diaphragm movable between a first position engaged with the vent voids, and a second position wherein the membrane is not engaged with at least one of the vent voids, wherein a dome is defined between the cavity and the reference side of the diaphragm; and wherein the reference housing includes a sump configured to segregate liquid from the reference side of the diaphragm.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250408.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equilibar, LLC 8 patents | US company or organization | Fletcher, NC | EQUILIBAR, LLC State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Matthew Heffner | Asheville, NC | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eugene Charles Jansen | Ramoth, VA | 26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeffrey D. Jennings | Hendersonville, NC | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16K | Valves; taps; cocks; actuating-floats; devices for venting or aerating | F16K31/1266 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F25B | Refrigeration machines, plants or systems; combined heating and refrigeration systems; heat pump systems | F25B49/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-17 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | RICHARDS INDUSTRIALS INC. signed 2025-03-14 EQUILIBAR, LLC signed 2025-03-14 | BMO BANK N.A., AS AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 70537/975 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-09-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HEFFNER, RYAN MATTHEW signed 2021-08-23 JENNINGS, JEFFREY DEAN signed 2021-08-23 JANSEN, EUGENE CHARLES signed 2021-09-01 | EQUILIBAR, LLC FLETCHER, NC | 57609/330 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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