Patents by Inventor Jeromy E. Higgins

Jeromy E. Higgins 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: 11061418
    Abstract: An overfill prevention valve that is testable to ensure proper functionality of the valve. More particularly, in one embodiment the invention is an overfill prevention valve system including an overfill prevention valve having a blocking component. The blocking component is movable between a closed position, wherein the blocking component generally blocks fluid from flowing through the valve, and an open position, wherein the blocking component generally allows fluid to flow through the valve. The valve further including a float operatively coupled to the blocking component. The system additionally has an actuator that is operable to directly or indirectly move the blocking component to at least one of its open or closed positions to thereby enable testing of the overfill prevention valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: OPW FUELING COMPONENTS, LLC
    Inventors: Jeromy E. Higgins, Charles J. Liebal, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160370811
    Abstract: An overfill prevention valve that is testable to ensure proper functionality of the valve. More particularly, in one embodiment the invention is an overfill prevention valve system including an overfill prevention valve having a blocking component. The blocking component is movable between a closed position, wherein the blocking component generally blocks fluid from flowing through the valve, and an open position, wherein the blocking component generally allows fluid to flow through the valve. The valve further including a float operatively coupled to the blocking component. The system additionally has an actuator that is operable to directly or indirectly move the blocking component to at least one of its open or closed positions to thereby enable testing of the overfill prevention valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: OPW Fueling Containment Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeromy E. Higgins, Charles J. Liebal, JR.
  • Patent number: 9463971
    Abstract: An overfill prevention valve system including an overfill prevention valve having a blocking component. The blocking component is movable between a closed position, wherein the blocking component generally blocks fluid from flowing through the valve, and an open position, wherein the blocking component generally allows fluid to flow through the valve. The valve further including a float operatively coupled to the blocking component. The system additionally has an actuator that is operable to directly or indirectly move the blocking component to at least one of its open or closed positions to thereby enable testing of the overfill prevention valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: OPW FUELING CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeromy E. Higgins, Charles J. Liebal, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8667687
    Abstract: An entry fitting system including a generally rigid body configured to extend through an opening of a containment chamber and a generally flexible seal configured to be positioned in the body. The system further includes an insert configured to be coupled to the body and cause the seal to sealingly engage a pipe received through the body, wherein the seal is configured to enable the sealingly engaged pipe to be oriented in a non-parallel position with respect to a central axis of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: OPW Fueling Containment Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeromy E. Higgins, Kristopher A. Kane, Kevin A. Webster
  • Publication number: 20130213480
    Abstract: An overfill prevention valve system including an overfill prevention valve having a blocking component. The blocking component is movable between a closed position, wherein the blocking component generally blocks fluid from flowing through the valve, and an open position, wherein the blocking component generally allows fluid to flow through the valve. The valve further including a float operatively coupled to the blocking component. The system additionally has an actuator that is operable to directly or indirectly move the blocking component to at least one of its open or closed positions to thereby enable testing of the overfill prevention valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC.
    Inventors: Jeromy E. Higgins, Charles J. Liebal, JR.
  • Patent number: 8393647
    Abstract: A transition coupling system for use with a dual containment pipe which includes an inner primary pipe and an outer secondary pipe with an interstitial space therebetween, the transition coupling comprising. The transition coupling includes an inner body configured to engage an inner surface of the primary pipe and an outer body configured to engage an outer surface of the secondary pipe. The outer body includes at least two releasably attachable portions, at least one of which is movable relative to the other in a radial direction thereof. The inner body and the outer body are configured to define a gap therebetween when coupled to the piping system such that the gap is generally sealed and in communication with the interstitial space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin A. Webster, John C. Baier, Jeromy E. Higgins
  • Publication number: 20130025107
    Abstract: An entry fitting system including a generally rigid body configured to extend through an opening of a containment chamber and a generally flexible seal configured to be positioned in the body. The system further includes an insert configured to be coupled to the body and cause the seal to sealingly engage a pipe received through the body, wherein the seal is configured to enable the sealingly engaged pipe to be oriented in a non-parallel position with respect to a central axis of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC.
    Inventors: Jeromy E. Higgins, Kristopher A. Kane, Kevin A. Webster
  • Publication number: 20110025048
    Abstract: A transition coupling system for use with a dual containment pipe which includes an inner primary pipe and an outer secondary pipe with an interstitial space therebetween, the transition coupling comprising. The transition coupling includes an inner body configured to engage an inner surface of the primary pipe and an outer body configured to engage an outer surface of the secondary pipe. The outer body includes at least two releasably attachable portions, at least one of which is movable relative to the other in a radial direction thereof. The inner body and the outer body are configured to define a gap therebetween when coupled to the piping system such that the gap is generally sealed and in communication with the interstitial space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin A. Webster, John C. Baier, Jeromy E. Higgins