Patents by Inventor Spencer PHILPOT

Spencer PHILPOT 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: 10221007
    Abstract: An adaptor including a lower fitting including a central axial opening including a pin valve, a lower travel stop, a lower crimp ring seating surface, an upper fitting including a male thread, a seating radius configured to conform with a curled lip of the aerosol can, an upper travel stop, configured to contact the lower travel stop during assembly, an upper crimp ring seating surface, a crimp ring configured to rest between the lower crimp ring seating surface and the upper crimp ring seating surface and configured to compressed in the axial direction while simultaneously expanding in the radial direction during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Air Liquide Healthcare America Corporation
    Inventors: Spencer Philpot, Roderic N. Uphaus
  • Publication number: 20170158416
    Abstract: An adaptor including a lower fitting including a central, axial opening including a pin valve, a lower travel stop, a lower crimp ring seating surface, an upper fitting including a male thread, and a seating radius configured to conform with a curled lip of the aerosol can, an upper travel stop, configured to contact the lower travel stop during assembly, and an upper crimp ring seating surface, and a crimp ring configured to rest between the lower crimp ring seating surface, and the upper crimp ring seating surface, and configured to compressed in the axial direction while simultaneously expanding in the radial direction during installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Spencer PHILPOT, Ric UPHAUS
  • Publication number: 20170159885
    Abstract: A method of adapting a threaded connection to an aerosol can, including providing a lower fitting, an upper fitting including a male thread, and a seating radius configured to conform with a curled lip of the aerosol can, a crimp ring, configured to rest between the lower crimp ring seating surface and the upper crimp ring seating surface, inserting the lower fitting into the crimp ring and the upper fitting, thereby forming an adaptor assembly, inserting the adaptor assembly, lower fitting first, into the aerosol can, the aerosol can comprising an inner surface, pulling the lower fitting through the upper fitting, thereby compressing the crimp ring in the axial direction while simultaneously expanding in the radial direction, thereby making contact with the inner surface and fixedly installing the adaptor assembly in the aerosol can.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Spencer PHILPOT, Ric UPHAUS