Patents Assigned to S. Bravo Systems, Inc.
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Patent number: 11933443Abstract: A penetration fitting assembly includes a base assembly including first and second gasket halves and first and second base halves, a pipe gasket, and a cap assembly including first and second cap halves. The gasket halves each include first and second semi-annular portions, and the base halves each include a semi-annular face plate defining openings, a semi-annular groove in a front surface of the face plate, a reinforcement flange extending along an outer peripheral edge of the face plate, and a second semi-annular groove in an outer surface of the reinforcement flange. The pipe gasket includes an annular portion defining a central opening, and stem portions extending in opposite directions from the annular portion. The cap halves each include a semi-cylindrical sidewall defining a semi-annular groove, a semi-circular cap plate connected to the semi-cylindrical sidewall, and a channel defined by the semi-circular cap plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: S. Bravo Systems, Inc.Inventors: Eric Emerson, Ricardo Burgos, Don Mukai, Max Cohen, Adam Macias, Micah Nelson
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Patent number: 11713836Abstract: A penetration fitting assembly includes a pipe gasket having an annular portion defining a central opening and first and second stem portions extending in opposite directions from the annular portion, an inner ring assembly configured to surround the pipe gasket and including first and second inner ring halves, a ring gasket assembly configured to surround the inner ring assembly and including first and second ring gasket halves, a wall gasket, an outer ring assembly configured to surround the ring gasket assembly and including first and second outer ring halves, and a clamp configured to surround the outer ring assembly. When the penetration fitting assembly is installed, the outer ring assembly compresses the wall gasket against the wall of the sump, the clamp compresses the ring gasket assembly between the inner ring assembly and the outer ring assembly, and the clamp compresses the pipe gasket against the pipe or conduit.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: S. Bravo Systems, Inc.Inventors: Eric Emerson, Ricardo Burgos, Don Mukai, Max Cohen, Adam Macias, Micah Nelson
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Patent number: 11686227Abstract: A portable pump and fuel containment system includes a portable base assembly including a lower support and wheels, a container on the lower support including an interior volume and inlet and outlet ports in fluid communication with the interior volume, and a liquid transfer assembly coupled to the portable base assembly. The liquid transfer assembly includes a pump, a three-way control valve, a flexible transfer line having a first transfer line segment coupled to a first inlet of the three-way control valve and a second transfer line segment extending from the outlet port to a second inlet of the three-way control valve, and a flexible return line having a first end coupled to the outlet of the pump and a second end detachably coupled to the inlet port of the container. An outlet of the three-way control valve is connected to an inlet of the pump.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: S. Bravo Systems, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Patrick Schiefer, Don Mukai, Max Cohen, Adam Macias, Eric Emerson, Ricardo Burgos, Mamdouh Elsharkawy
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Patent number: 11680663Abstract: A penetration fitting assembly includes a pipe gasket having an annular portion defining a central opening and first and second stem portions extending in opposite directions from the annular portion, an inner ring assembly configured to surround the pipe gasket and including first and second inner ring halves, a ring gasket assembly configured to surround the inner ring assembly and including first and second ring gasket halves, a wall gasket, an outer ring assembly configured to surround the ring gasket assembly and including first and second outer ring halves, and a clamp configured to surround the outer ring assembly. When the penetration fitting assembly is installed, the outer ring assembly compresses the wall gasket against the wall of the sump, the clamp compresses the ring gasket assembly between the inner ring assembly and the outer ring assembly, and the clamp compresses the pipe gasket against the pipe or conduit.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: S. BRAVO SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Eric Emerson, Ricardo Burgos, Don Mukai, Max Cohen, Adam Macias, Micah Nelson
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Patent number: 11680662Abstract: A penetration fitting assembly includes a pipe gasket having an annular portion defining a central opening and first and second stem portions extending in opposite directions from the annular portion, an inner ring assembly configured to surround the pipe gasket and including first and second inner ring halves, a ring gasket assembly configured to surround the inner ring assembly and including first and second ring gasket halves, a wall gasket, an outer ring assembly configured to surround the ring gasket assembly and including first and second outer ring halves, and a clamp configured to surround the outer ring assembly. When the penetration fitting assembly is installed, the outer ring assembly compresses the wall gasket against the wall of the sump, the clamp compresses the ring gasket assembly between the inner ring assembly and the outer ring assembly, and the clamp compresses the pipe gasket against the pipe or conduit.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: S. BRAVO SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Eric Emerson, Ricardo Burgos, Don Mukai, Max Cohen, Adam Macias, Micah Nelson
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Patent number: 11668424Abstract: A rigid entry fitting configured to form a seal between a flexible pipe segment and a sump wall includes a fitting body having an inner surface defining a tapered opening, an insert received in the tapered opening, a shell received in an opening of the insert, a first pair of gaskets between an outer surface of the insert and the inner surface of the fitting body, a second pair of gaskets contacting an inner surface of the shell and opposite ends of the insert, and a nut configured to engage threads on an outer surface of the fitting body. When the nut is threaded onto the threads, the nut presses the shell and the insert into the tapered opening and presses the first pair of gaskets against the inner surface of the fitting body and the second pair of gaskets against the outer surface of the flexible pipe segment.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: S. BRAVO SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Don Mukai, Micah Nelson, Maximillian Artin Cohen, Adam Macias, Ricardo Burgos
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Patent number: 11485627Abstract: A conversion frame assembly configured to secure a fuel dispenser to a concrete pad and direct leaked fuel from the fuel dispenser into a sump at least partially embedded in the concrete pad. The conversion frame assembly includes a frame having a fluid passageway and a splash lip extending upward from the base plate and around the fluid passageway. The conversion frame assembly also includes a drainage tray configured to be coupled to the splash lip of the frame. When the drainage tray is coupled to the splash lip of the frame, an upper surface of the drainage tray defines a weir sloping inward and downward toward the fluid passageway in the base plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: S. BRAVO SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Micah Nelson, Ricardo Burgos, Don Mukai
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Patent number: 11267085Abstract: A system configured to replace a top portion of an under-dispenser containment unit embedded within a concrete island under a fuel dispenser. The system includes a mounting structure configured to be coupled to the top portion of the under-dispenser containment unit, and a dispenser sump top configured to be coupled to the mounting structure and the fuel dispenser. The mounting structure includes a series of angles and the dispenser sump top includes a frame having a pair of opposing end walls and a pair of opposing sidewalls, a central opening defined by the frame, a splash lip extending outward from a lower portion of each of the pair of opposing ends walls and the pair of opposing sidewalls, and a series of dispenser support flanges extending outward from an upper portion of the pair of opposing ends walls and the pair of opposing sidewalls.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: S. Bravo Systems, Inc.Inventors: Don Mukai, Eric Emerson, Michael Oliva
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Patent number: 11168813Abstract: A penetration fitting assembly includes a pipe gasket having an annular portion defining a central opening and first and second stem portions extending in opposite directions from the annular portion, an inner ring assembly configured to surround the pipe gasket and including first and second inner ring halves, a ring gasket assembly configured to surround the inner ring assembly and including first and second ring gasket halves, a wall gasket, an outer ring assembly configured to surround the ring gasket assembly and including first and second outer ring halves, and a clamp configured to surround the outer ring assembly. When the penetration fitting assembly is installed, the outer ring assembly compresses the wall gasket against the wall of the sump, the clamp compresses the ring gasket assembly between the inner ring assembly and the outer ring assembly, and the clamp compresses the pipe gasket against the pipe or conduit.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: S. BRAVO SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Eric Emerson, Ricardo Burgos, Don Mukai, Max Cohen, Adam Macias, Micah Nelson
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Patent number: 11014802Abstract: A conversion frame assembly configured to secure a fuel dispenser to a concrete pad and direct leaked fuel from the fuel dispenser into a sump at least partially embedded in the concrete pad. The conversion frame assembly includes a frame having a fluid passageway and a splash lip extending upward from the base plate and around the fluid passageway. The conversion frame assembly also includes a drainage tray configured to be coupled to the splash lip of the frame. When the drainage tray is coupled to the splash lip of the frame, an upper surface of the drainage tray defines a weir sloping inward and downward toward the fluid passageway in the base plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: S. Bravo Systems, Inc.Inventors: Micah Nelson, Ricardo Burgos, Don Mukai
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Patent number: 11002396Abstract: A rigid entry fitting configured to form a seal between a flexible pipe segment and a sump wall includes a fitting body having an inner surface defining a tapered opening, an insert received in the tapered opening, a shell received in an opening of the insert, a first pair of gaskets between an outer surface of the insert and the inner surface of the fitting body, a second pair of gaskets contacting an inner surface of the shell and opposite ends of the insert, and a nut configured to engage threads on an outer surface of the fitting body. When the nut is threaded onto the threads, the nut presses the shell and the insert into the tapered opening and presses the first pair of gaskets against the inner surface of the fitting body and the second pair of gaskets against the outer surface of the flexible pipe segment.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: S. Bravo Systems, Inc.Inventors: Don Mukai, Micah Nelson, Maximillian Artin Cohen, Adam Macias, Ricardo Burgos
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Patent number: 10900601Abstract: A rigid entry fitting configured to form a seal between a flexible pipe segment and a sump wall includes a fitting body having an inner surface defining a tapered opening, an insert received in the tapered opening, a shell received in an opening of the insert, a first pair of gaskets between an outer surface of the insert and the inner surface of the fitting body, a second pair of gaskets contacting an inner surface of the shell and opposite ends of the insert, and a nut configured to engage threads on an outer surface of the fitting body. When the nut is threaded onto the threads, the nut presses the shell and the insert into the tapered opening and presses the first pair of gaskets against the inner surface of the fitting body and the second pair of gaskets against the outer surface of the flexible pipe segment.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: S. Bravo Systems, Inc.Inventors: Don Mukai, Micah Nelson, Maximillian Artin Cohen, Adam Macias, Ricardo Burgos
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Patent number: 9068673Abstract: A penetration fitting includes a first fitting half having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, the first fitting half defining an arcuate channel, and a second fitting half having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, the second fitting half defining an arcuate channel, wherein the first and second fitting halves are adapted to abut one another with the inner surfaces of the first and second fitting halves together defining an inner end, the outer surfaces of the first and second fitting halves defining an outer end, and the arcuate channels of the first and second fitting halves cooperating to define a tapered opening configured to accept the at least one pipe segment, the opening having a larger diameter at the inner end and a smaller diameter at the outer end.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2013Date of Patent: June 30, 2015Assignee: S. Bravo Systems, Inc.Inventors: Don K. Mukai, Micah J. Nelson, Juan S. Albino
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Publication number: 20140265157Abstract: A penetration fitting configured to form a seal around a flexible pipe penetrating through an aperture in a sump wall is provided. In one embodiment, the penetration fitting includes first and second fitting halves defining first and second arcuate channels having a wider end and a narrower end, wherein the first and second fitting halves are configured to abut one another with the arcuate channels of the first and second fitting halves together defining a tapered opening, the tapered opening having a smaller diameter at an inner end and a larger diameter at an outer end with the inner end configured to be sealed to the sump wall around the aperture, an elastically deformable sealing ring configured to be received in the tapered opening, the sealing ring defining an opening configured to accept the flexible pipe, and a compression plate configured to retain the sealing ring in the tapered opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: S. BRAVO SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Don K. Mukai, Micah J. Nelson, Juan S. Albino
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Publication number: 20140232106Abstract: A penetration fitting includes a first fitting half having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, the first fitting half defining an arcuate channel, and a second fitting half having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, the second fitting half defining an arcuate channel, wherein the first and second fitting halves are adapted to abut one another with the inner surfaces of the first and second fitting halves together defining an inner end, the outer surfaces of the first and second fitting halves defining an outer end, and the arcuate channels of the first and second fitting halves cooperating to define a tapered opening configured to accept the at least one pipe segment, the opening having a larger diameter at the inner end and a smaller diameter at the outer end.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2013Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: S. BRAVO SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Don K. Mukai, Micah J. Nelson, Juan S. Albino
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Patent number: 8714397Abstract: A frame assembly for anchoring a containment box with a top opening in a surrounding driveway surface and for removably attaching one of a plurality of different product dispensers to the containment box. The frame assembly includes an anchor frame attached to the top opening of the containment box wherein the anchor frame is configured to be removably attached to any one of a plurality of different dispenser frames and a dispenser frame removably attached to the anchor frame, the dispenser frame including a plurality of frame walls having a frame area larger than an area of the top opening of the containment box such that the frame walls define an offset opening adjacent to the top opening of the containment box, wherein the dispenser frame is adapted to be mounted to one of the plurality of different product dispensers.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2009Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: S. Bravo Systems, Inc.Inventors: Sergio M. Bravo, Don K. Mukai
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Patent number: 6823886Abstract: A sump for inhibiting leakage of liquid includes a double wall for at least part of the sump, and an interstitial space between the double wall. An indicator liquid is located in the space, and a sensor is in fluid communication with the space such that a change in the pressure or liquid level in the interstitial space causes the sensor to indicate leakage into or from the interstitial space. The double wall includes a base, a wall directed upwardly from the base of the sump, and the upwardly directed wall includes an angular portion being directed at an angle from the base greater than 90 degrees relative to the base. A remote location of that portion is connected with a substantially upright wall portion for the sump. An aperture for an electrical conduit is located in the angular portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2001Date of Patent: November 30, 2004Assignee: S. Bravo Systems, Inc.Inventors: Sergio M. Bravo, Don K. Mukai
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Publication number: 20030047211Abstract: A sump for inhibiting leakage of liquid includes a double wall for at least part of the sump, and an interstitial space between the double wall. An indicator liquid is located in the space, and a sensor is in fluid communication with the space such that a change in the pressure or liquid level in the interstitial space causes the sensor to indicate leakage into or from the interstitial space. The double wall includes a base, a wall directed upwardly from the base of the sump, and the upwardly directed wall includes an angular portion being directed at an angle from the base greater than 90 degrees relative to the base. A remote location of that portion is connected with a substantially upright wall portion for the sump. An aperture for an electrical conduit is located in the angular portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2001Publication date: March 13, 2003Applicant: S. Bravo Systems, Inc.Inventors: Sergio M. Bravo, Don K. Mukai
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Publication number: 20030047212Abstract: A sump for inhibiting leakage of liquid includes a double wall for at least part of the sump, and an interstitial space between the double wall. An indicator liquid is located in the space, and a sensor is in fluid communication with the space such that a change in the pressure or liquid level in the interstitial space causes the sensor to indicate leakage into or from the interstitial space. The double wall includes a base, a wall directed upwardly from the base of the sump, and the upwardly directed wall includes an angular portion being directed at an angle from the base greater than 90 degrees relative to the base. A remote location of that portion is connected with a substantially upright wall portion for the sump. An aperture for an electrical conduit is located in the angular portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2001Publication date: March 13, 2003Applicant: S. Bravo Systems, Inc.Inventors: Sergio M. Bravo, Don K. Mukai
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Patent number: 5988698Abstract: A flexible penetration fitting is provided for sealing the hole through which a pipeline penetrates a wall of an underground containment box. The penetration fitting includes a flexible boot with a sealing flange for providing a first seal against the inside wall of the box. The sealing flange is held against the wall by a backing ring placed against the outside wall of the box. The backing ring includes a plurality of studs extending through the wall and into the box. A compression ring with a plurality of holes is placed over the sealing flange with the studs of the backing ring extending though the holes. A plurality of nuts are threaded to the studs to hold the sealing flange firmly against the inside wall of the box. The flexible boot also includes a sleeve for providing a second seal against the outside surface of the pipeline. The sleeve is stepped with different sized openings so as to be able to receive different sizes of pipelines.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 1998Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Assignees: Sergio M. Bravo, S. Bravo Systems, Inc.Inventors: Sergio M. Bravo, Don K. Mukai