Patents by Inventor Joseph J. Okladek

Joseph J. Okladek 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).

  • Method of filling a container
    Patent number: 5427160
    Abstract: A storage container (12) is filled with a combustible mixture of gases including a flammable gas and a primary gas which contains an oxidizer gas. The primary gas is conducted from a source (16) of the primary gas to an intermediate primary gas container (22). The flammable gas is conducted from a source (18) of flammable gas to an intermediate flammable gas container (24). The primary gas is conducted to the storage container (12) from the intermediate primary gas container (22). Similarly, the flammable gas is conducted to the storage container (12) from the intermediate flammable gas container (24). Preferably, the flammable gas is conducted to the storage container (12) before the primary gas is conducted to the storage container. The storage container (12) is filled relatively quickly, in less than four minutes, and, in one embodiment, in approximately 1.2 minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: TRW Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Terry D. Carson, Joseph J. Okladek, William A. Crable, Jr.