Patents by Inventor Loren Ayresman

Loren Ayresman 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).

  • Apparatus and method for vapor reduction for a fuel storage tank
    Patent number: 5979481
    Abstract: A fuel vapor reduction apparatus comprising an inert gas receiver, pressure sensor of the vacant volume of a fuel storage tank, external pressure sensor, a non-permeable expandable member disposed inside the fuel storage tank, and an inert gas regulator that is responsive to a predetermined differential pressure between the pressure of the vacant volume inside the tank and the external fuel storage tank pressure, whereby, the expandable member is able to expandably receive and hold the inert gas to fill the vacant volume and reduce fuel vapor formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Inventor: Loren Ayresman