Eric M Jordan

7647940, Jan 19, 2010

May 17, 2006

11/435976

Leo Minervini - Saddle Brook NJ, US
Eric Jordan - River Edge NJ, US

Westlock Control Corporation - Saddle Brook NJ

F15B 13/043

1374546, 13762566, 1374875, 137488, 13762564, 1374542

An apparatus for controlling a valve including an enclosure that defines first and second chambers, an indicator proximate the first and second chambers, an operating media distribution system that is disposed in the first chamber, and an electronic control unit disposed in the second chamber. The operating media distribution system includes a manifold block that has an exterior surface, and a plurality of operating media distribution cartridges exchangeably disposed with respect to the manifold block. The manifold block defines a plurality of holes, an operating media supply passage and an operating media exhaust passage. Each of the plurality of operating media distribution cartridges is disposed in a respective one of the plurality of holes and includes a cylinder and a spool assembly that is disposed in and displaced relative to the cylinder. The electronic control unit operates at least one electromagnetic valve to control operating media flow via the operating media distribution system.

7819133, Oct 26, 2010

Sep 29, 2006

11/529783

Leo Minervini - Saddle Brook NJ, US
Eric Jordan - River Edge NJ, US
Robert Endres - Verona NJ, US

Westlock Controls Corporation - Saddle Brook NJ

F16K 37/00

137556, 137559, 116277

A controller for controlling a valve is disclosed including a manifold assembly, a valve position indicator and a trigger assembly. An operating media distribution system is disposed in the manifold assembly and an electronic control unit is disposed in the controller. The electronic control unit operates at least one electromagnetic valve to control operating media flow via the operating media distribution system to activate an actuator which opens or closes the valve. The trigger assembly includes a cylinder adapted to receive an actuator shaft and provide a self setting mechanism corresponding to the stroke length of the actuator shaft.

8141583, Mar 27, 2012

Mar 2, 2010

12/716049

Leo Minervini - Saddle Brook NJ, US
Eric Jordan - River Edge NJ, US
Robert Endres - Verona NJ, US

Westlock Controls Corporation - Saddle Brook NJ

F16K 37/00
F16K 31/14
F16K 31/12

137556, 137559, 251 14, 251 29, 251 81, 116277

A controller for controlling a valve is disclosed including a manifold assembly, a valve position indicator and a trigger assembly. An operating media distribution system is disposed in the manifold assembly and an electronic control unit is disposed in the controller. The electronic control unit operates at least one electromagnetic valve to control operating media flow via the operating media distribution system to activate an actuator which opens or closes the valve. The trigger assembly includes a cylinder adapted to receive an actuator shaft and provide a self setting mechanism corresponding to the stroke length of the actuator shaft.

20130062323, Mar 14, 2013

Nov 16, 2010

13/509971

Waled T. Hassan - Indianapolis IN, US
William J. Brindley - Hebron CT, US
Eric H. Jordan - Storrs CT, US
Michael W. Renfro - Manchester CT, US

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT - Farmington CT
ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION - Indianapolis IN

B23K 26/38

21912162

Systems and techniques are disclosed for removing contaminants from a surface of a thermal barrier coating (TBC) and, optionally, estimating the remaining lifetime of the TBC. Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is one method that may be used to remove contaminants from a surface the TBC prior to performing photo luminescence piezo spectroscopy (PLPS) or another spectroscopic technique on a thermally grown oxide (TGO). LIBS may facilitate monitoring substantially in real-time the chemical composition of the material removed. LIBS may be used to remove substantially only the contaminants with minimal effects on the underlying TBC. One technique for determining when to stop removal of material from the TBC is cross-correlation between a spectrum collected from the ablated material and a reference spectrum collected from a reference substrate. In some embodiments, the same system may be used to perform LIBS to remove impurities and PLPS to measure stress in the TGO.