Patents by Inventor Bret M. Kirchner

Bret M. Kirchner has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vent limiting device for use with fluid regulators
    Patent number: 11493065
    Abstract: A vent limiting device adapted to be operably coupled to an exhaust vent of a fluid regulator. The vent limiting device includes a housing, a poppet disposed in the housing, and a retaining element arranged to retain the poppet in the housing. The housing has a fluid passageway extending between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The poppet is movably disposed in the housing, responsive to pressure at the fluid outlet, to control fluid flow through the fluid passageway. The housing includes one or more retaining features that engage the retaining element to retain the retaining element in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT REGULATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Bret M. Kirchner, Hoden Ali Farah, Aaron J. Dowdell, Christopher Sequeira, David F. Graft
  • FLAME ARRESTORS AND METHODS OF MAKING FLAME ARRESTORS
    Publication number: 20220275934
    Abstract: Flame arrestors and methods of making flame arrestors are described herein. An example flame arrestor includes a cylindrical body. The body includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end of the body has an end surface. The body also includes a recess formed in the end surface of the first end. The recess is defined by a recessed surface extending inward from the end surface toward the second end. The body further includes a set of channels formed through the body between the first and second ends. The channels extend through the recessed surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Justin L. Masias, Bret M. Kirchner
  • Vent Limiting Device for Use with Fluid Regulators
    Publication number: 20210048048
    Abstract: A vent limiting device adapted to be operably coupled to an exhaust vent of a fluid regulator. The vent limiting device includes a housing, a poppet disposed in the housing, and a retaining element arranged to retain the poppet in the housing. The housing has a fluid passageway extending between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The poppet is movably disposed in the housing, responsive to pressure at the fluid outlet, to control fluid flow through the fluid passageway. The housing includes one or more retaining features that engage the retaining element to retain the retaining element in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Bret M. Kirchner, Hoden Ali Farah, Aaron J. Dowdell, Christopher Sequeira, David F. Graft
  • Vent limiting device for use with fluid regulators
    Patent number: 10823206
    Abstract: A vent limiting device adapted to be operably coupled to an exhaust vent of a fluid regulator. The vent limiting device includes a housing, a poppet disposed in the housing, and a retaining element arranged to retain the poppet in the housing. The housing has a fluid passageway extending between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The poppet is movably disposed in the housing, responsive to pressure at the fluid outlet, to control fluid flow through the fluid passageway. The housing includes one or more retaining features that engage the retaining element to retain the retaining element in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT REGULATOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Bret M. Kirchner, Hoden Ali Farah, Aaron J. Dowdell, Christopher Sequeira, David F. Graft
  • Vent Limiting Device for Use with Fluid Regulators
    Publication number: 20200040919
    Abstract: A vent limiting device adapted to be operably coupled to an exhaust vent of a fluid regulator. The vent limiting device includes a housing, a poppet disposed in the housing, and a retaining element arranged to retain the poppet in the housing. The housing has a fluid passageway extending between a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The poppet is movably disposed in the housing, responsive to pressure at the fluid outlet, to control fluid flow through the fluid passageway. The housing includes one or more retaining features that engage the retaining element to retain the retaining element in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Bret M. Kirchner, Hoden Ali Farah, Aaron J. Dowdell, Christopher Sequeira, David F. Graft