Patents Assigned to Amtrol
  • Patent number: 10982814
    Abstract: Provided is a handle assembly for a cylinder. The handle assembly includes a shroud configured to attach to a collar of the cylinder to surround a valve port of the cylinder, the shroud having a first plurality of circumferentially spaced deflectable fingers extending downward in a first direction, and a second plurality of circumferentially spaced deflectable fingers extending upward in a second direction, and a handle configured to attach to the shroud, the handle having a body configured to surround and abut the shroud, and a first plurality of circumferentially spaced openings extending through the body. The first plurality of circumferentially spaced deflectable fingers are deflectable to engage respective openings in the collar to attach the shroud to the collar, and the second plurality of circumferentially spaced deflectable fingers are deflectable to engage a respective one of the first plurality of circumferentially spaced openings in the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: AMTROL LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Tiago Teixeira Rego de Oliveira, Carlos Aguiar
  • Patent number: 10808384
    Abstract: A well management system provides Internet-enabled monitoring, configuration, and control of a well system that may include a pump and a pressure tank. A controller is operatively coupled to the pump. The controller controls the pump based on pressure readings from a pressure sensor to maintain a configured pressure range within the system. The controller can communicate with a management system via a communications network. The management system is further in communication with one or more client devices, which may be associated with a homeowner, a service provider, a manufacturer, or the like. Via the management system, the client devices can receive information from the controller and send commands to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: AMTROL LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Van Haaren, Michael Cogliati
  • Patent number: 10807028
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for removing air and particles, such as dirt, from a fluid which includes, inter alia, an elongated pressure vessel that has a vessel wall that defines an interior chamber and a vertical axis for the apparatus. Inlet and outlet ports are formed in the vessel wall, the inlet port allowing fluid to enter the interior chamber and the outlet port allowing conditioned fluid to exit the interior chamber of the pressure vessel. A plurality of concentrically arranged cylindrical mesh screen elements are positioned within the interior chamber that release entrained air from the fluid entering the interior chamber. Additionally, a cylindrical tube is positioned within the concentrically arranged mesh screen elements for removing particles from the fluid entering the interior chamber. In certain embodiments the apparatus includes a magnetic particle collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: AMTROL LICENSING INC.
    Inventor: Michael Cogliati
  • Patent number: 10753541
    Abstract: Provided is a handle assembly for a cylinder. The handle assembly includes a shroud configured to attach to a collar of the cylinder to partially surround a valve port of the cylinder, the shroud having a body with first and second ends circumferentially spaced from one another to define a gap through which a valve is configured to extend, and a plurality of circumferentially spaced locking protrusions projecting from the body, and a handle configured to attach to the shroud, the handle having a body defining a channel for receiving the shroud, and first and second ends circumferentially spaced from one another to define a gap through which the valve is configured to extend, wherein the channel includes a plurality of openings in a wall thereof through which the locking protrusions extend when the handle is attached to the shroud to secure the handle to the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: AMTROL LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Carlos Aguiar, Ana Tenreiro
  • Patent number: 10724684
    Abstract: A fluid tank includes polymeric liner comprising an upper wall and a lower wall. The upper wall and the lower wall define a cavity therebetween. A weld joint joins the upper and lower walls together. A method for assembling a fluid tank includes overlapping surfaces of an upper wall and a lower wall to form a liner defining a cavity. The method includes joining the surface of the upper wall and the surface of the lower wall together by welding to form a weld joint between the upper wall and the lower wall. The method can include cooling the weld joint to control warpage of the liner at the weld joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: AMTROL LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Van Haaren, Joseph Jeannotte, Christopher Kampf, Alexander Goudas
  • Patent number: 10551000
    Abstract: A portable gas cylinder assembly is provided that includes a gas cylinder having a central axis and a protective shroud configured to encase the gas cylinder and including first and second opposed half-sections mechanically connected to one other along a vertical plane intersecting the central axis of the gas cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: AMTROL LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Carlos Aguiar, Filipe Pedrosa
  • Patent number: 10514129
    Abstract: A commercial hybrid tank includes a metal liner with an upper wall and a lower wall. The upper wall and the lower wall define a cavity therebetween. A weld joint joins the upper and lower walls together. A fiber winding layer is wrapped around an outer surface of the metal liner. A method for manufacturing a commercial hybrid tank includes overlapping surfaces of an upper wall and a lower wall to form a metal liner defining a cavity. The method includes joining the surface of the upper wall and the surface of the lower wall together by welding to form a weld joint between the upper wall and the lower wall. The method includes wrapping the metal liner with a fiber winding layer around an outer surface of the metal liner to form a hybrid tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: AMTROL LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Kampf, Christopher A. Van Haaren
  • Patent number: 10323848
    Abstract: Disclosed is an expansion tank having an internal cavity separated by a flexible diaphragm to form an upper pressurized gas portion and a lower pressurized fluid portion, and an indicator positioned at an upper part of the expansion tank in communication with the contents of the upper pressurized gas portion. The indicator is configured so as to display a first color if the operating conditions are normal in the pressurized gas portion, and a second color if the amount of moisture detected in the pressurized gas portion greater than or equal to a predetermined amount. Further disclosed is a method for detecting whether there is an excessive amount of moisture in a pressurized gas portion of an expansion tank by allowing pressurized gas from the pressurized gas portion to come into contact with the indicator, and viewing the color displayed by the indicator. As such, the tank can be simply visually inspected to determine whether there is a potential failure in the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: AMTROL LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Van Haaren, Kenneth Cerpovicz, Christopher Kampf
  • Patent number: 10247347
    Abstract: An absorber for use in a fluid delivery system is disclosed which includes a housing defining an interior chamber, a connective fitting extending from the housing in fluid communication with the interior chamber for connecting the housing to the fluid delivery system, and at least one gas-filled bladder or cell disposed within the interior chamber of the housing to accommodate changes in fluid characteristics, such as, for example, pressure and volume, within the fluid delivery system, the gas-filled bladder or cell having a predetermined pre-charge pressure and a multi-layered flexible polymeric shell including a plurality of successive relatively thin polymeric shell layers to inhibit the formation of leak paths through the shell in the event that a single shell layer fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: AMTROL LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Michael Cogliati, Christopher A. Van Haaren
  • Patent number: 10088102
    Abstract: A portable gas cylinder assembly which includes a gas cylinder having a central axis, a protective shroud configured to encase the gas cylinder and including opposed half-sections mechanically connected to one other along a vertical plane intersecting the central axis of the gas cylinder, a cover member, separate from the opposed half-sections of the protective shroud, for supporting a lower portion of the gas cylinder within the opposed half-sections, and a base member, separate from the opposed half-sections of the protective shroud, for supporting a lower portion of the gas cylinder within the opposed half-sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: AMTROL LICENSING INC.
    Inventors: Carlos Aguiar, Filipe Pedrosa
  • Patent number: 10054266
    Abstract: A non-metallic pressure vessel is disclosed that includes a bottom dome having an upper wall defining an interface channel, a top dome having a lower wall defining a downwardly projecting securement flange dimensioned and aligned for vertical engagement within the interface channel of the bottom dome, and a flexible diaphragm retained within the interface channel of the bottom dome by the downwardly projecting flange of the upper dome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: AMTROL Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Cogliati, Christopher A. Van Haaren
  • Patent number: 9933100
    Abstract: An absorber for use in a fluid delivery system is disclosed which includes a housing defining an interior chamber, a connective fitting extending from the housing in fluid communication with the interior chamber for connecting the housing to the fluid delivery system, and at least one gas-filled bladder or cell disposed within the interior chamber of the housing to accommodate changes in fluid characteristics, such as, for example, pressure and volume, within the fluid delivery system, the gas-filled bladder or cell having a predetermined pre-charge pressure and a multi-layered flexible polymeric shell including a plurality of successive relatively thin polymeric shell layers to inhibit the formation of leak paths through the shell in the event that a single shell layer fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: AMTROL LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Cogliati, Christopher A. Van Haaren
  • Patent number: 9932148
    Abstract: A portable gas cylinder is disclosed which includes a gas cylinder including an upper portion having a valve port and an annular mounting collar surrounding the valve port, a handle assembly including a housing having a body portion configured to mate with the upper portion of the gas cylinder, a pair of diametrically opposed gripping handles extending upwardly from the body portion and a central aperture providing access to the valve port, wherein an annular retention channel is formed in an undersurface of the housing, extending about the periphery of the central aperture for receiving the mounting flange of the gas cylinder, and a blocking ring for securing the mounting flange of the gas cylinder within the retention channel of the handle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: AMTROL Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: William Chohfi
  • Patent number: 9915433
    Abstract: Disclosed is an expansion tank having an internal cavity separated by a flexible diaphragm to form an upper pressurized gas portion and a lower pressurized fluid portion, and an indicator positioned at an upper part of the expansion tank in communication with the contents of the upper pressurized gas portion. The indicator is configured so as to display a first color if the operating conditions are normal in the pressurized gas portion, and a second color if the amount of moisture detected in the pressurized gas portion greater than or equal to a predetermined amount. Further disclosed is a method for detecting whether there is an excessive amount of moisture in a pressurized gas portion of an expansion tank by allowing pressurized gas from the pressurized gas portion to come into contact with the indicator, and viewing the color displayed by the indicator. As such, the tank can be simply visually inspected to determine whether there is a potential failure in the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: AMTROL Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Van Haaren, Kenneth Cerpovicz, Christopher Kampf
  • Patent number: 9803805
    Abstract: A handle assembly for a portable gas cylinder includes a first handle portion, a second handle portion and first and second locking members. The first handle portion includes an ergonomically configured upstanding gripping handle and a semi-circular shroud portion configured to couple to a first section of an upper portion of a portable gas cylinder. The second handle portion includes an ergonomically configured upstanding gripping handle and a semi-circular shroud portion configured to couple to a second section of the upper portion of the portable gas cylinder. First and second locking members are configured to selectively locking the first and second handle portions to one another about a periphery of the upper portion of the portable gas cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: AMTROL Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Tiago Oliveira
  • Patent number: 9777880
    Abstract: Disclosed is an absorber system for absorbing pressure shocks and fluid volume shocks in a fluid system. In particular, the absorber system includes a housing with a joint for insertion within a fluid system, wherein the housing interior is in fluid communication with fluid in the fluid system. As such, when a pressure and/or fluid volume shock is developed within the fluid system, fluid is forced into the housing via the joint. A membrane is disposed within the housing in such a way that the fluid impacts the membrane which, in response, flexes to absorb and control the pressure and/or fluid volume shock within the fluid system. The absorber system, thus, controls pressure and/or fluid volume shock within a system and can prevent water hammer and other problems which can result from the development of pressure and/or fluid volume shock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: AMTROL Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Van Haaren, Christopher Kampf, Michael Cogliati, Alexander Goudas
  • Patent number: D809090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: AMTROL Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Aguiar, Carla Aguiar
  • Patent number: D812186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: AMTROL Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Aguiar, Filipe Pedrosa
  • Patent number: D845435
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Amtrol Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Filipe Pedrosa, Pedro Vieira
  • Patent number: D912199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: amtrol licensing inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Aguiar, Pedro Vieira