Patents by Inventor Garry M. Gibson

Garry M. Gibson 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).

  • Structured packing plate and element and method of fabricating same
    Patent number: 6874769
    Abstract: A mass transfer column is provided with an external shell defining an internal region. Packing elements are positioned within the internal region of the mass transfer column. The packing elements have one or more plates formed from sheet material that has been shaped to form a plurality of corrugations on each side of the plate as a series of peaks separated by valleys. A plurality of apertures are arranged across at least a portion of the plate and a plurality of tangs extend outwardly from the surface of the plate surrounding at least some of the apertures. At least some of the outwardly extending tangs are deformed toward the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Koch-Glitsch, LP
    Inventors: Bernard L. Lantz, Brian Hanley, Garry M. Gibson, Timothy L. Holmes
  • Structured packing plate and element and method of fabricating same
    Publication number: 20040135270
    Abstract: A mass transfer column is provided with an external shell defining an internal region. Packing elements are positioned within the internal region of the mass transfer column. The packing elements have one or more plates formed from sheet material that has been shaped to form a plurality of corrugations on each side of the plate as a series of peaks separated by valleys. A plurality of apertures are arranged across at least a portion of the plate and a plurality of tangs extend outwardly from the surface of the plate surrounding at least some of the apertures. At least some of the outwardly extending tangs are deformed toward the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Bernard L. Lantz, Brian Hanley, Garry M. Gibson, Timothy L. Holmes