STEWART GLENN MCMILLAN
Pilots at Gdn Gtwy, Valpo, IN

6354320, Mar 12, 2002

Mar 1, 2000

09/516281

David J. Kolacz - Plymouth IN
Ross Mack - Valparaiso IN
Stewart McMillan - Valparaiso IN
Robert W. Steingass - Valparaiso IN

Task Force Tips, Inc. - Valparaiso IN

F16K 3100

137 38, 169 91, 239285, 2395811, 2395872, 251 66

A firefighting monitor having an acceleration sensitive shut off valve that responds to acceleration of the monitor to reduce water flow through the monitor. The acceleration sensitive shut off valve is self-contained and requires no contact with an external surface or device. The valve closing speed may be modulated by a dampener device that slows the rate at which the valve closes to avoid damage from water hammer.

2012012, May 24, 2012

Nov 19, 2010

12/950475

David J. Kolacz - Plymouth IN, US
Stewart G. McMillan - Valparaiso IN, US
Scott W. Akins - Valparaiso IN, US
Timothy S. Miller - Kouts IN, US

Task Force Tips Inc. - Valparaiso IN

F16K 31/00

251 63

A portable remote controlled fire-fighting valve has a central chamber in a main valve body, an inlet that connects to a hydrant, an outlet that connects to a fire hose, a valve mechanism that has a seating surface that seats against part of the device to open and close a flow channel through the central chamber, and a remote controller that enables an operator to selectively open and close the flow channel. The valve mechanism uses a piston that is mounted for axial movement within the central chamber. The piston has an annular wall that slides against an outer edge of a lateral chamber surface that is fixed in position within the main valve body. A spring biases the piston to the closed position. In the open position, water from the inlet flows around the piston, over its peripheral surface, to the outlet. A pressure chamber is formed between a lateral surface that is fixed in position within the valve body and a movable interior surface on the piston. A pilot channel extends from an upstream side of the flow channel to the pressure chamber. The remote controller selectively controls a pilot valve on the pilot channel, allowing liquid in the upstream side of the flow channel to flow to the pressure chamber and force the piston open.

5312048, May 17, 1994

Mar 25, 1993

8/036918

Robert W. Steingass - Valparaiso IN
Stewart G. McMillan - Valparaiso IN

Task Force Tips, Inc. - Valparaiso IN

B05B 132

239441

A nozzle including a tubular nozzle body forming a centrally located liquid flow path, the body having an inlet end and an outlet end. Mounted centrally in the body within the flow path is a pressure-regulating mechanism including an axially located dual-pressure baffle. The baffle is located at the outlet end and forms a nozzle gap with a throat surface of the body. During operation, a spring biases the baffle to close the gap and the liquid pressure on the baffle operates to open the gap. Adjustably mounted on the baffle is a shield which is movable relative to the baffle between a normal pressure position and a low pressure position. In the normal pressure position, the shield forms a gap size appropriate for a normal supply pressure. In the low pressure position, the shield forms a gap having an increased size appropriate for a supply pressure which is substantially less than the normal supply pressure. In addition to changing the gap size, adjustment of the shield also changes the effective area over which the water pressure acts on the baffle.

5593092, Jan 14, 1997

Oct 23, 1995

8/546662

Stewart G. McMillan - Valparaiso IN
David J. Kolacz - Plymouth IN

Task Force Tips, Inc. - Valparaiso IN

B05B 1506, A62C 3900

239285

Apparatus including a monitor and a portable ground base comprising a liquid-carrying conduit having an inlet end and an outlet end. The inlet end is adapted to receive a liquid (such as water) from a supply, and the outlet end is attached to the intake of the monitor. The conduit of the base includes an intermediate portion that is normally close to the support or ground when the ground base is in the normal operating position. Mounted within the conduit is a valve that is movable between a closed position and an open position. The valve is biased toward the closed position by a mechanism including liquid flow through the conduit and a spring. A trip catch is connected between the valve and the conduit for releasably holding the valve in the open position to permit flow through the conduit. A trip is mounted on the ground base and connected to the trip catch, the trip being operable to sense tilting movement of the ground base and to disengage the catch, thereby enabling the valve to move to the closed position and block liquid flow.

4485877, Dec 4, 1984

Jun 21, 1982

6/390750

Stewart G. McMillan - Valparaiso IN
Robert W. Steingass - Valparaiso IN
Clyde H. McMillan - Valparaiso IN

Fire Task Force Innovations, Inc. - Valparaiso IN

A62C 3122

169 48

A wall penetrating firefighting device, usable separately or as a part of an attack fire hose nozzle assembly, for penetrating the walls of buildings or other types of barriers to extinguish fires hidden by or within the walls or barriers. The device includes an elongated tubular member that is secured to a casing having a bore therethrough and adapted to be connected to a source of fire extinguishing agent under pressure. A discharge port in the distal end of the penetration member discharges a stream of fire extinguishing agent in a direction generally transverse to the axis of the penetration member when a valve in the casing is shifted to its open position. The distal end of the penetration member is conically tapered to facilitate manually forced penetration thereof through a wall or barrier. A flow converting collar having a plurality of orifices therein may be mounted on the penetration member of the device for movement between an inoperative position spaced from the discharge port and an operative position surrounding the discharge port. When in its operative position, the collar converts the stream of fire extinguishing agent into a large ball-like pattern for protecting the user from radiant heat.

7059539, Jun 13, 2006

Dec 23, 2003

10/743993

Robert W. Steingass - Valparaiso IN, US
Stewart G. McMillan - Valparaiso IN, US
Larry Shepard - Kentland IN, US

Task Force Tips Inc. - Valparaiso IN

A01G 25/06, B05B 15/10, E01H 3/04, A62C 35/02, A62C 25/00

239203, 239200, 239201, 239202, 239210, 169 52, 169 24, 169 67

A telescoping waterway for adjusting the height of a firefighting monitor is disclosed. The telescoping waterway includes a hollow outer tube, a hollow inner tube within the hollow outer tube, and an actuator that moves the hollow inner tube relative to the hollow outer tube, wherein the hollow inner tube can be maintained in at least one intermediate position between a retracted position and a fully extended position.

D374408, Oct 8, 1996

Nov 7, 1994

D/030744

Stewart G. McMillan - Valparaiso IN

Task Force Tips, Inc. - Valparaiso IN

D10109

6308355, Oct 30, 2001

Mar 2, 2000

9/517395

Stewart G. McMillan - Valparaiso IN
David J. Kolacz - Plymouth IN
Rodney A. Carringer - LaPorte IN
James H. Walker - Valparaiso IN

Task Force Tips, Inc. - Valparaiso IN

B25F 100

7142

A multipurpose tool for use by firefighters and emergency personnel. The tool including a spanner wrench claw for turning firefighting hose connections, a wrench slot for turning natural gas valves, a glass-breaking spike, an open slot cutter for cutting seat belts and the like, and a foldable handle having an end shaped to be used as a pry bar.

2013025, Oct 3, 2013

Mar 8, 2013

13/790205

Stewart McMillan - Valparaiso IN, US
Gene Spencer - Valparaiso IN, US
David J. Kolacz - Plymouth IN, US

TASK FORCE TIPS, INCORPORATED - Valparaiso IN

B05B 1/12

239451

A new firefighting nozzle has a base nozzle with one size or type of orifice and one or more auxiliary nozzles with a different size or type of orifice that a firefighter can easily see. A firefighter can swing the auxiliary nozzle into series with the base nozzle to change the flow. A springy element biases a locking element on the auxiliary nozzle from a retracted position toward an extended position in which it locks the auxiliary nozzle in place.