Patents by Inventor Kevin P. McKean

Kevin P. McKean 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).

  • Publication number: 20030152497
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for removing carbon monoxide from a gas stream comprising a major portion of an inert gas and a minor portion of carbon monoxide are provided. The process involves contacting a feed gas stream with at least a primary metal oxide in a reaction zone of a reactor vessel at conditions effective to convert substantially all of the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, thus producing a purified gas stream consisting essentially of the inert gas and carbon dioxide and substantially free of carbon monoxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: American Air Liquide
    Inventors: Frederick W. Giacobbe, Eric L. Duchatean, Kevin P. McKean
  • Publication number: 20030135500
    Abstract: The present invention generally describes a system and method for the integration of a gas supply system and a computer network which comprises a plurality of disparate computer systems and databases to provide an integrated system that may be searched via a web browser. An interaction manager is provided that is capable of communicating with the web browsers through a web server. The interaction manager comprises a library of compiled system component interface files which permits communication through the underlying computer architecture of each individual computer system and database. The interaction manager utilizes a JavaScript processor to generate JavaScript related to the library of compiled component interface files. Client side JavaScript generates a dynamic screen for the web browser users that may be utilized for interacting server side JavaScript to thereby communicate with the computer systems and databases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Henri Chevrel, Vinod Raghavan, Kevin P. McKean, Anthony Hudson
  • Patent number: 6531105
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for removing carbon monoxide from a gas stream comprising a major portion of an inert gas and a minor portion of carbon monoxide are provided. The process involves contacting a feed gas stream with at least a primary metal oxide in a reaction zone of a reactor vessel at conditions effective to convert substantially all of the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, thus producing a purified gas stream consisting essentially of the inert gas and carbon dioxide and substantially free of carbon monoxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignees: L'Air Liquide-Societe Anonyme a'Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude, American Air Liquide, Inc., Air Liquide America Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick W. Giacobbe, Eric L. Duchateau, Kevin P. McKean
  • Publication number: 20030044338
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for removing carbon monoxide from a gas stream comprising a major portion of an inert gas and a minor portion of carbon monoxide are provided. The process involves contacting a feed gas stream with at least a primary metal oxide in a reaction zone of a reactor vessel at conditions effective to convert substantially all of the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, thus producing a purified gas stream consisting essentially of the inert gas and carbon dioxide and substantially free of carbon monoxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 1996
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: FREDERICK W. GIACOBBE, ERIC L. DUCHATEAU, KEVIN P. MCKEAN
  • Patent number: 5411200
    Abstract: A circuit board is wave soldered as it is carried by a conveyor through a solder wave established in a solder reservoir. Disposed on both sides of the solder wave are gas plenums which discharge shield gas. The gas plenums include orifices for directing shield gas (i) at high velocity toward the solder wave to protect the solder wave with an atmosphere of shield gas, and/or (ii) upwardly toward an underside of the circuit board to strip entrained air therefrom. The solder wave is generated by a pump driven by a drive shaft that extends downwardly into the solder reservoir. An upper portion of the drive shaft is surrounded by a stationary hollow sleeve which projects into the solder reservoir to restrict the churning of the solder during rotation of the drive shaft. A shield gas is introduced into the sleeve to inert the solder being churned. An enclosure is positioned above the solder reservoir having an inlet and an outlet through which the circuit boards are conveyed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1995
    Assignees: American Air Liquide, Inc., Air Liquide America Corp.
    Inventors: Robert W. Connors, Frederick W. Giacobbe, Benjamin Jurcik, Kevin P. McKean
  • Patent number: 5409159
    Abstract: A circuit board is wave soldered as it is carried by a conveyor through a solder wave established in a solder reservoir. Disposed on both sides of the solder wave are gas plenums which discharge shield gas. Each gas plenum includes a top wall, a side wall, and a bottom wall. The side wall is spaced horizontally from the wave, and the bottom wall is submerged within the solder. The side and (optionally) top walls include orifices for directing shield gas (i) at high velocity toward the solder wave to protect the solder wave with an atmosphere of shield gas, and (ii) upwardly toward an underside of the circuit board to strip entrained air therefrom. Instead of being submerged within the solder, the bottom wall could be spaced above the solder and provided with orifices to emit shield gas downwardly between the plenum and solder reservoir to create an inert atmosphere above the solder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignees: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude, American Air Liquide, Inc., Air Liquide America Corp.
    Inventors: Robert W. Connors, Frederick W. Giacobbe, Benjamin J. Jurcik, Jr., Frederic Rotman, Kevin P. McKean