Patents by Inventor Nicholas Bander

Nicholas Bander 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: 11874243
    Abstract: The present application provides an isolation testing unit for a pipeline segment having an isolation junction is provided. The isolation testing unit includes, among other things, an isolation monitoring device that allows for constant monitoring of an isolation parameter at a display with a graphical user interface. The isolation testing unit may include a potentiometer for measuring a potential on an upstream portion of a pipe and a downstream portion of a pipe. The effectiveness of the isolation is determined by the difference between the potentials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: GPT Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Gabriel Gonzales, Nicholas Bander, Ian Kinnear, Aaron Alfano, Tim Hurley, Wade Troutman
  • Publication number: 20210222807
    Abstract: Gasket seals for high pressure applications include retaining elements with inner diameter seal elements that interlock with the retaining element to provide resistance to movement in both axial and radial directions between the retaining element and seal element. High pressure sealing may be accomplished using a metallic core retaining element to which an electrically isolating material is bonded on either or both sides. Sealing is achieved through an inner diameter dielectric sealing element, such as a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) inner diameter sealing ring. Flanges of a joint in a fluid flow ling may be bolted together with the gasket seal interposed therebetween. In the event of pressure changes, the inner diameter seal resists being drawn into the flow line, and resists axial movement relative to the retaining element, through dual locking members that secure the seal to the retaining element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas Bander, Patrick Robertson, David Wittekind, T. Scott Tanner
  • Patent number: 10920914
    Abstract: Gasket seals for high pressure applications include retaining elements with inner diameter seal elements that interlock with the retaining element to provide resistance to movement in both axial and radial directions between the retaining element and seal element. High pressure sealing may be accomplished using a metallic core retaining element to which an electrically isolating material is bonded on either or both sides. Sealing is achieved through an inner diameter dielectric sealing element, such as a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) inner diameter sealing ring. Flanges of a joint in a fluid flow ling may be bolted together with the gasket seal interposed therebetween. In the event of pressure changes, the inner diameter seal resists being drawn into the flow line, and resists axial movement relative to the retaining element, through dual locking members that secure the seal to the retaining element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Garlock Pipeline Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Bander, Patrick Robertson, David Wittekind, T. Scott Tanner
  • Publication number: 20180266595
    Abstract: Gasket seals for high pressure applications include retaining elements with inner diameter seal elements that interlock with the retaining element to provide resistance to movement in both axial and radial directions between the retaining element and seal element. High pressure sealing may be accomplished using a metallic core retaining element to which an electrically isolating material is bonded on either or both sides. Sealing is achieved through an inner diameter dielectric sealing element, such as a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) inner diameter sealing ring. Flanges of a joint in a fluid flow ling may be bolted together with the gasket seal interposed therebetween. In the event of pressure changes, the inner diameter seal resists being drawn into the flow line, and resists axial movement relative to the retaining element, through dual locking members that secure the seal to the retaining element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas Bander, Patrick Robertson, David Wittekind, T. Scott Tanner
  • Patent number: 10001235
    Abstract: Gasket seals for high pressure applications include retaining elements with inner diameter seal elements that interlock with the retaining element to provide resistance to movement in both axial and radial directions between the retaining element and seal element. High pressure sealing may be accomplished using a metallic core retaining element to which an electrically isolating material is bonded on either or both sides. Sealing is achieved through an inner diameter dielectric sealing element, such as a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) inner diameter sealing ring. Flanges of a joint in a fluid flow ling may be bolted together with the gasket seal interposed therebetween. In the event of pressure changes, the inner diameter seal resists being drawn into the flow line, and resists axial movement relative to the retaining element, through dual locking members that secure the seal to the retaining element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Garlock Pipeline Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Bander, Patrick Robertson, David Wittekind, T. Scott Tanner
  • Publication number: 20150276105
    Abstract: Gasket seals for high pressure applications include retaining elements with inner diameter seal elements that interlock with the retaining element to provide resistance to movement in both axial and radial directions between the retaining element and seal element. High pressure sealing may be accomplished using a metallic core retaining element to which an electrically isolating material is bonded on either or both sides. Sealing is achieved through an inner diameter dielectric sealing element, such as a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) inner diameter sealing ring. Flanges of a joint in a fluid flow ling may be bolted together with the gasket seal interposed therebetween. In the event of pressure changes, the inner diameter seal resists being drawn into the flow line, and resists axial movement relative to the retaining element, through dual locking members that secure the seal to the retaining element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Nicholas Bander, Patrick Robertson, David Wittekind, T. Scott Tanner