Patents by Inventor Brian Fitzmaurice

Brian Fitzmaurice 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).

  • Apparatus and method for cleaning a coker or other vessel
    Patent number: 8377231
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for cleaning a vessel are disclosed. The vessel may include a coker for the extraction of crude oil, for example. The apparatus may include an elongated flexible conduit insertable through an elongated rigid conduit into the vessel, for conducting pressurized liquid into the vessel to clean the vessel. The apparatus preferably includes a sealing device for sealing a gap between the flexible conduit and the rigid conduit to prevent fluid from travelling through the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: CEDA International Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Richards, David J. Whitlock, Brian Fitzmaurice, Mike Bronson
  • Functional exercise training methods and devices for improving hamstring strength and conditioning
    Publication number: 20070117694
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure provide functional exercise training and instructional methods and devices for hamstring strengthening and conditioning. In one exemplary embodiment, a method generally includes lying down in a supine position on a support surface and resiliently suspending a leg from supporting structure. The method also includes raising the pelvic area off the support surface by using one or more of the hamstrings, gluteals, and core muscles of the suspended leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventor: Brian Fitzmaurice
  • Apparatus and method for cleaning a coker or other vessel
    Publication number: 20050252528
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for cleaning a vessel are disclosed. The vessel may include a coker for the extraction of crude oil, for example. The apparatus may include an elongated flexible conduit insertable through an elongated rigid conduit into the vessel, for conducting pressurized liquid into the vessel to clean the vessel. The apparatus preferably includes a sealing device for sealing a gap between the flexible conduit and the rigid conduit to prevent fluid from travelling through the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: CEDA International Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Richards, David Whitlock, Brian Fitzmaurice, Mike Bronson