Patents by Inventor James Stanley Burke

James Stanley Burke 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).

  • Patent number: 11194352
    Abstract: A flow and pressure stabilization device includes a housing; a first fluid chamber; a gas chamber; a deformable bladder that separates the first fluid chamber from the gas chamber, the deformable bladder comprising a longitudinally protruding portion shaped such that, when a pressure in the gas chamber is greater than a pressure in the first fluid chamber, the longitudinally protruding portion extends toward the first fluid chamber; and a valve in fluid communication with a fluid outlet, the valve including: a second fluid chamber in fluid communication with the first fluid chamber; a fluid port in fluid communication with the fluid outlet; and a deformable diaphragm positioned adjacent to and biased toward the fluid port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: BLACOH FLUID CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: David Dean McComb, Alvin Ye, James Stanley Burke, Gregory Scott Duncan
  • Patent number: 10955079
    Abstract: A pressure fluctuations mitigation system for an industrial flow operation is provided. The system includes a bellows assembly positioned within a pressure vessel. The bellows assembly can include two segments that are joined with a center ring to form a seal that allows the bellows assembly performs as would a unitary bellows structure. The bellows assembly encloses an internal space that is fluidically isolated from the interior space of the pressure vessel. The bellows assembly has a corrugated sidewall that extends along a longitudinal axis from a first collar portion to a second collar portion. The sidewall has a hollow cylindrical shape and is made of polytetrafluoroethylene. The sidewall has an outer diameter of more than 18 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: BLACOH FLUID CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: James Stanley Burke, Matthew O'Hagan, Frank Knowles Smith, III, Howard Frank
  • Publication number: 20200300400
    Abstract: A pressure fluctuations mitigation system for an industrial flow operation is provided. The system includes a bellows assembly positioned within a pressure vessel. The bellows assembly can include two segments that are joined with a center ring to form a seal that allows the bellows assembly performs as would a unitary bellows structure. The bellows assembly encloses an internal space that is fluidically isolated from the interior space of the pressure vessel. The bellows assembly has a corrugated sidewall that extends along a longitudinal axis from a first collar portion to a second collar portion. The sidewall has a hollow cylindrical shape and is made of polytetrafluoroethylene. The sidewall has an outer diameter of more than 18 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: James Stanley Burke, Matthew O'Hagan, Frank Knowles Smith, III, Howard Frank
  • Publication number: 20190332130
    Abstract: A flow and pressure stabilization device includes a housing; a first fluid chamber; a gas chamber; a deformable bladder that separates the first fluid chamber from the gas chamber, the deformable bladder comprising a longitudinally protruding portion shaped such that, when a pressure in the gas chamber is greater than a pressure in the first fluid chamber, the longitudinally protruding portion extends toward the first fluid chamber; and a valve in fluid communication with a fluid outlet, the valve including: a second fluid chamber in fluid communication with the first fluid chamber; a fluid port in fluid communication with the fluid outlet; and a deformable diaphragm positioned adjacent to and biased toward the fluid port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: David Dean McComb, Alvin Ye, James Stanley Burke, Gregory Scott Duncan
  • Patent number: 10353409
    Abstract: A flow and pressure stabilization device comprises a housing; a first fluid chamber; a gas chamber; a deformable bladder that separates the first fluid chamber from the gas chamber and at least partially defines a volume of the first fluid chamber; a second fluid chamber in fluid communication with the first fluid chamber via a fluid passage; and a variable flow valve in fluid communication with the second fluid chamber, the variable flow valve comprising: a fluid port in fluid communication with a fluid outlet; a deformable diaphragm positioned adjacent the fluid port, the diaphragm at least partially defining a volume of the second fluid chamber; and an outflow control button coupled to the diaphragm and extending at least partially into the fluid port, the outflow control button comprising an at least partially tapered surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: BLACOH FLUID CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: David Dean McComb, Alvin Ye, James Stanley Burke, Gregory Scott Duncan
  • Publication number: 20190056756
    Abstract: A flow and pressure stabilization device comprises a housing; a first fluid chamber; a gas chamber; a deformable bladder that separates the first fluid chamber from the gas chamber and at least partially defines a volume of the first fluid chamber; a second fluid chamber in fluid communication with the first fluid chamber via a fluid passage; and a variable flow valve in fluid communication with the second fluid chamber, the variable flow valve comprising: a fluid port in fluid communication with a fluid outlet; a deformable diaphragm positioned adjacent the fluid port, the diaphragm at least partially defining a volume of the second fluid chamber; and an outflow control button coupled to the diaphragm and extending at least partially into the fluid port, the outflow control button comprising an at least partially tapered surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: David Dean McComb, Alvin Ye, James Stanley Burke, Gregory Scott Duncan
  • Patent number: D893678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: BLACOH FLUID CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: David Dean McComb, Alvin Ye, James Stanley Burke, Gregory Scott Duncan
  • Patent number: D993359
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: BLACOH FLUID CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: David Dean McComb, Alvin Ye, James Stanley Burke, Gregory Scott Duncan