Patents by Inventor Thomas F. Wilson

Thomas F. Wilson 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: 5122264
    Abstract: A liquid fuel dispensing system with improved means of preventing water and particulate contamination employing an underground fuel storage tank, a pump for moving fuel from the fuel storage tank to a pump fuel outlet, an underground enclosed sump in which at least a portion of the pump is located, a filtration vessel within the sump having a fuel inlet connected to the pump fuel outlet and a fuel outlet, a filter element in the filtration vessel in series with fuel flow therethrough, the filter element having a filter media which intercepts particulate contaminants and which absorbs water to thereby prevent particulate and water contaminants from passing therethrough, a fuel shut-off device in conjunction with the filter element which is moved to the closed position when a predetermined pressure differential develops across the filter media as water is absorbed, the shut-off device serving to, upon actuation, completely block the flow of fuel through the filter element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: Facet Quantek, Inc.
    Inventors: Kirby S. Mohr, Thomas F. Wilson
  • Patent number: 4971477
    Abstract: A secondarily contained piping system has two spaced access chambers interconnected by a secondary containment pipe to provide a sealed housing for a flexible fluid supply pipe, the ends of which are disposed within the access chamber and have a connector element at each end forming a section adaptable to be interconnected to other fluid conduits, the diameter and bending radius of the fluid supply pipe and the size of the access chamber permitting the fluid pipe after uncoupling to readily be removed from the secondary containment pipe through one of the access chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignees: Total Containment, Inc., Exxon Company
    Inventors: Michael C. Webb, Thomas F. Wilson