Patents
US 12320429 B2: Butterfly valve
- Granted
- 2025-06-03
- Filed
- 2023-08-23 application 18237166
- Type
- Utility · 27 claims
- Elsewhere
- Google Patents ↗ · USPTO patent document ↗ · USPTO Patent Center record ↗
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments are directed to butterfly valves, generally including a body assembly and handle assembly. The body assembly generally includes a body, a disc rotationally disposed inside an opening of the body, a cog, and a stem passing through the disc and the body. The handle assembly generally includes a handle body and a force ring. The stem can be rotationally interlocked relative to the disc and the handle assembly. The cog and the force ring can engage to rotationally secure the disc relative to the body. The handle assembly can include a lever and a grip, the force ring, the lever and the grip being pivotally secured relative to each other. The body can include a male radial protrusion and the body assembly can include a liner with a female radial groove. Methods of assembling and positioning a butterfly valve are also provided.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250603.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward Industries, Inc. 190 patents | US company or organization | Charlotte, NC | HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul M. Gutmann | Knoxville, TN | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joshua Lee Hoots | Clemmons, NC | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gary A. Moren | Advance, NC | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jon Terence Stone | Clemmons, NC | 36 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16K | Valves; taps; cocks; actuating-floats; devices for venting or aerating | F16K1/221 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G05G | Control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only | G05G1/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T137/0525 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patent rights at reel 072415, frame 0360 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2026-06-23 | HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. ELIZABETH, NJ | 75934/765 | PASDL, file of 2026-09-10 |
| 2026-06-24 | Release of security interest Termination and release of security interest in patent rights at reel 065549, frame 0446 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2026-06-23 | HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. ELIZABETH, NJ | 75813/512 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2026-06-23 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2026-06-23 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 75812/752 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-08-11 | Correction Abl patent security agreement supplement | HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2025-06-28 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 72415/360 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-04-22 | Name change Assignee change of address | HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2025-04-22 | HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. CHARLOTTE, NC | 70919/499 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-11-13 | Correction First lien patent security agreement supplement | HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2023-11-01 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 65549/613 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-11-13 | Correction Abl patent security agreement supplement | HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. signed 2023-11-01 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 65549/446 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-08-23 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GUTMANN, PAUL M. signed 2013-12-18 HOOTS, JOSHUA LEE signed 2013-12-18 MOREN, GARY A. signed 2013-12-18 STONE, JON TERENCE signed 2013-12-18 | HAYWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ | 64681/800 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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.
USPTO bulk data: PatentsView granted patents, disambiguated (PVGPATDIS) for patents, assignees, inventors, places and CPC categories; the USPTO Patent Assignment Dataset (ECORSEXC) for assignments and security interests. Patents filed in the last 20 years. No claims or full text. Links to other records are by name (and state): EXACT means the identical full name and state; FUZZY means a looser name match, with the confidence shown.