Patents by Inventor Shawn L. Fike

Shawn L. Fike 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).

  • Refuge shelter, coupler and method
    Patent number: 10890069
    Abstract: A refuge shelter includes a container. The shelter includes a tent that is disposed in the container in an undeployed state. The tent includes an inflatable support structure which is inflatable from an undeployed state in the container to a deployed state, and a seal which seals the tent to the container in a deployed state. The support structure has a plurality of hoses interconnected by couplers. The hoses have an inside diameter of less than 5 inches. A gas flow apparatus. A refuge shelter for miners in a mine includes a container and a tent that is disposed in the container. The tent has a test support to which a sample of the external environment can be obtained from inside the tent when the tent is deployed. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: STRATA PRODUCTS WORLDWIDE, LLC
    Inventors: David Emerson Maust, Shawn L. Fike, Michael Scott Bishoff
  • Refuge Shelter, Coupling and Method
    Publication number: 20170275995
    Abstract: A refuge shelter includes a container. The shelter includes a tent that is disposed in the container in an undeployed state. The tent includes an inflatable support structure which is inflatable from an undeployed state in the container to a deployed state, and a seal which seals the tent to the container in a deployed state. The support structure has a plurality of hoses interconnected by couplers. The hoses have an inside diameter of less than 5 inches. A gas flow apparatus. A refuge shelter for miners in a mine includes a container and a tent that is disposed in the container. The tent has a test support to which a sample of the external environment can be obtained from inside the tent when the tent is deployed. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: Strata Products Worldwide, LLC
    Inventors: David Emerson Maust, Shawn L. Fike, Michael Scott Bishoff
  • Refuge Shelter, Coupler and Method
    Publication number: 20140300174
    Abstract: A refuge shelter includes a container. The shelter includes a tent that is disposed in the container in an undeployed state. The tent includes an inflatable support structure which is inflatable from an undeployed state in the container to a deployed state, and a seal which seals the tent to the container in a deployed state. The support structure has a plurality of hoses interconnected by couplers. The hoses have an inside diameter of less than 5 inches. A gas flow apparatus. A refuge shelter for miners in a mine includes a container and a tent that is disposed in the container. The tent has a test support to which a sample of the external environment can be obtained from inside the tent when the tent is deployed. A method for providing a refuge chamber for miners in a mine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Strata Products Worldwide, LLC
    Inventors: David Emerson Maust, Shawn L. Fike, Michael Scott Bishoff