Patents by Inventor Howard B. Mead

Howard B. Mead 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).

  • Flexible hose for liquefied gases
    Patent number: 4445543
    Abstract: Flexible hose for liquefied gases, comprising a tubular body of biaxially oriented polypropylene film (2) arranged between an inner helically wound wire (3) and an outer helically wound wire (4), said wires being wound at the same pitch but having the windings displaced by half a pitch width from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1984
    Assignee: Shell Research Limited
    Inventor: Howard B. Mead
  • Heat-insulated hose for liquefied gases
    Patent number: 4380253
    Abstract: A heat-insulated hose for liquefied gases, in particular, liquefied natural gas, comprising an inner hose (5) resistant to cryogenic temperatures, a plurality of successive layers (7A, 7B, 7C) of heat-insulating material, for example, polystyrene foam, arranged around the inner hose (5) and an outer protective sheath (18) arranged around the outermost layer of heat-insulating material, wherein each layer (7A, 7B, 7C) comprises a helically wound strip (6A, 6B, 6C) of fibre material holding together a mosaic of blocks of the heat-insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1983
    Assignee: Shell Research Limited
    Inventors: Howard B. Mead, Graham L. Williams