Patents by Inventor Stanley F. Hunter

Stanley F. Hunter 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).

  • Protecting building frames from fire and heat to avoid catastrophic failure
    Patent number: 6763645
    Abstract: A system and related method for protecting a building frame from fire and heat to avoid catastrophic collapse, comprises a plurality of vertical structural members comprising substantially vacant interiors thereof; a plurality of horizontal structural members comprising substantially vacant interiors thereof; a plurality of attachments between ends of the horizontal structural members and side faces of the vertical structural members enabling a coolant to flow between the interiors of the vertical structural members and the interiors of the horizontal structural members; a plurality of coolant pumps for pumping the coolant into the vertical structural members; a plurality of heat release valves for emitting the coolant from the interiors of the vertical structural members and the interiors of the horizontal structural members when a temperature of the coolant reaches a predetermined temperature threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Inventor: Stanley F. Hunter
  • Protecting Building Frames from Fire and Heat to Avoid Catastrophic Failure
    Publication number: 20030167721
    Abstract: A system and related method for protecting a building frame from fire and heat to avoid catastrophic collapse, comprises a plurality of vertical structural members comprising substantially vacant interiors thereof; a plurality of horizontal structural members comprising substantially vacant interiors thereof; a plurality of attachments between ends of the horizontal structural members and side faces of the vertical structural members enabling a coolant to flow between the interiors of the vertical structural members and the interiors of the horizontal structural members; a plurality of coolant pumps for pumping the coolant into the vertical structural members; a plurality of heat release valves for emitting the coolant from the interiors of the vertical structural members and the interiors of the horizontal structural members when a temperature of the coolant reaches a predetermined temperature threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: Stanley F. Hunter