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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181663 | Pressure relief device having support member with recessed areas An apertured rupture disc support member (32, 90) is provided for use in a rupture disc assembly (70). A rupture disc (30, 30a) comprising one or more embossed segments (80) that are complemental with the support member apertures (... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8159356 | Flame detection and suppression system using a thermoelectric generator Apparatus and methods for protecting process equipment from a fire and/or an explosion are provided. In particular, the apparatus and methods utilize Seebeck sensors or thermoelectric generators to detect the propagation of a flame front or deflagration wave within ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8038024 | Holder with V-knife blade for bi-directional rupture disc assembly This invention relates to a cylindrical holder member for a bi-directional bulged rupture disc. The support body of the holder has a rim that supports the rupture disc with the concave surface of the disc facing the holder. The support body is provided with a unitar... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7878215 | Impulse actuated valve A valve for controlling flow of pressurized fluid from a confined area that is operable to relieve an overpressure condition as well as to allow flow of fluid in response to a pressure relief command. The valve including a valve body with a fluid passage therethroug... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7798893 | Full opening and reclosable explosion vent apparatus Explosion vent apparatus is provided, which includes a vent support unit defining a vent opening adapted to be aligned with an area to be protected from an overpressure condition, a vent panel movably mounted on the support unit in a normal closed position blocking ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7735671 | Non-fragmenting pressure relief apparatus Non-fragmenting pressure relief apparatus includes at least one circular rupture disc having a central asymmetric bulged section and a peripheral flange portion. A semi-circular line of weakness extends around the periphery of the bulged section and presents a hinge... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7628167 | Spring steel high overpressure vent structure Rectangular or circular vent apparatus for protecting a confined space having a vent aperture for relief of an overpressure condition is provided with each including vent structure having a vent unit adapted to be positioned over the vent aperture in normal closing ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7600527 | Reverse acting rupture disc with laser-defined electropolished line of weakness and method of forming the line of weakness A reverse acting rupture disc is provided having a laser defined electropolished line-of-weakness recess, and an improved method of forming an electropolished line-of-weakness recess in a reverse acting rupture disc that assures full opening of the disc upon reversa... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7587863 | Seal for sanitary overpressure vent structure A one piece flexible sanitary seal 16 of uniform cross-section is provided for over pressure vent structure that protects a confined space meeting hygienic standards. The seal 16 has an elongated body 38 provided with a central section 40... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7556063 | High overpressure vent structure having spring steel recloser panel Apparatus for protecting a confined space having a vent aperture for relief of an overpressure condition and provided with a vent unit having a pressure relief portion normally closing the vent aperture is provided with recloser structure for generally closing off t... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7533727 | Oil well completion tool having severable tubing string barrier disc An oil well completion tool having a tubular assembly defining an elongated main passage is adapted to be connected to a multiple-section tubing string within an oil well casing. A severable plug is mounted in the tubular assembly in normal blocking relationship to ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7471195 | Emergency power shutdown management system An emergency power shutdown management system (EPSMS) comprises a programmable logic controller (PLC), relays coupled to the outputs of the PLC for shutting down electrically operated equipment, and indicators for indicating the status of the EPSMS and the controlle... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7391313 | Emergency power shutdown management system An emergency power shutdown management system (EPSMS) comprises a programmable logic controller (PLC), relays coupled to the outputs of the PLC for shutting down electrically operated equipment, and indicators for indicating the status of the EPSMS and the controlle... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7234278 | Unitary overpressure vent panel structure Unitary one-piece frameless overpressure vent panel assembly (10) includes a rigid, generally planar primary support member having a central relief opening (26), a rigid, generally planar secondary support member (44) provided with a central rel... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7155347 | Pre-inerting method and apparatus for preventing large volume contained flammable fuels from exploding A method and apparatus employing a hydrofluorocarbon agent for preventing a large volume of contained flammable fuel from exploding are disclosed. Generally, a method of the present invention comprises detecting a hazardous condition proximate the contained flammabl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7017767 | Non-fragmenting pressure relief apparatus Non-fragmenting pressure relief apparatus includes at least one circular rupture disc having a central asymmetric bulged section and a peripheral flange portion. A semi-circular line of weakness extends around the periphery of the bulged section and presents a hinge... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6959828 | Non-fragmenting pressure relief apparatus A non-fragmenting pressure relief apparatus includes a rupture disc having a central bulged or flat section and a peripheral flange portion. Certain embodiments of the invention have a butterfly shaped element having two wing panels attached to the underside of a ru... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945420 | Reverse buckling sanitary rupture disc assembly A metal reverse buckling sanitary rupture disc is provided having a central bulged section in which the convex surface of the bulged section is relatively smooth and of substantially uninterrupted configuration. A small segment region of the central bulged section i... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6889775 | Retrofitted non-Halon fire suppression system and method of retrofitting existing Halon based systems This invention relates to a method of converting Halon-based fire suppression systems by substituting HFC 125 for the Halon without the need for changing the in place existing distribution piping. An amount of HFC 125 greater than the amount of Halon utilized in the... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6871802 | Self-modulating inert gas fire suppression system A relatively low pressure inert gas hazard suppression system (20) is provided which is designed to protect a room (22) or the like from the effects of fire or other hazard. The system (20) includes a plurality of pressurized inert gas cylinders... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6752212 | Dump valve assembly for selective draining of liquid from an oil well pipe stream An improved dump valve assembly (22) is provided for use as a part of an elongated, sectionalized, tubular downhole pipe string (18). The assembly (22) includes a tubular pipe section (24) having endmost threading (34, 38) and a ru... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6006842 | Non-fragmenting, non-explosive actuating valve mechanism for fire suppression apparatus Hazard suppression apparatus (10) is provided with a container (12) of suppression fluid and a non-explosive, pressurized gas-operated actuator assembly (16). The assembly (16) includes an actuator body (32) and first and second spaced apart rupture discs... | 12/28/1999 |
| 4949748 | Backflash interrupter A backflash interrupter device is provided which can be placed in-line in a run of pipe, duct, or the like for preventing a pressure wave and any subsequent flame front traveling along the run from passing beyond the device. The preferred backflash interr... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4907795 | Computerized exercise monitoring system and method for monitoring a user's exercise performance An exercise monitoring system and method for comparing the present movement of the exercise machine caused by the physical exertion of a user with the user's past movement of the exercise machine. The system includes an exercise monitoring main unit, an e... | 03/13/1990 |
