Patents by Inventor E. Jex Heaton

E. Jex Heaton 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).

  • Fill nozzle pass through flame mitigation device for portable fuel container
    Patent number: 11807421
    Abstract: A flame mitigation device (FMD) contained within the neck of a container and configured to allow the fuel nozzle to pass through the FMD. The FMD forming a barrier in the neck of the fill port and capable of constricting the fuel nozzle upon passing through the FMD to inhibit external debris from entering the interior of the portable container and to inhibit fuel from flowing back out of the fill port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SURECAN, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Brad Ouderkirk, E. Jex Heaton, Steven F. Brown
  • FILL NOZZLE PASS THROUGH FLAME MITIGATION DEVICE FOR PORTABLE FUEL CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20210047080
    Abstract: A flame mitigation device (FMD) contained within the neck of a container and configured to allow the fuel nozzle to pass through the FMD. The FMD forming a barrier in the neck of the fill port and capable of constricting the fuel nozzle upon passing through the FMD to inhibit external debris from entering the interior of the portable container and to inhibit fuel from flowing back out of the fill port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: SURECAN, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Brad Ouderkirk, E. Jex Heaton, Steven F. Brown