Patents by Inventor Adam Lisbeth

Adam Lisbeth 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).

  • Vessel screen retaining system and method
    Patent number: 11918030
    Abstract: Certain embodiments include a screen assembly of a vessel, where the screen assembly includes a plurality of fixed elements and a retainer, and the retainer includes a ring, a plurality of wedges disposed about the ring, and a plurality of keyholes at spaced locations about the ring. Each keyhole includes a bore and a slot extending from the bore into an adjacent wedge of the plurality of wedges, the slots have a width less than the bores, and the retainer may receive the fixed elements through the bores and may be rotated in a relation with the plurality of fixed elements to bring the plurality of fixed elements into simultaneous engagement with the wedges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Hull, Adam Lisbeth, William Sammler, John Tilley
  • VESSEL SCREEN RETAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220167657
    Abstract: Certain embodiments include a screen assembly of a vessel, where the screen assembly includes a plurality of fixed elements and a retainer, and the retainer includes a ring, a plurality of wedges disposed about the ring, and a plurality of keyholes at spaced locations about the ring. Each keyhole includes a bore and a slot extending from the bore into an adjacent wedge of the plurality of wedges, the slots have a width less than the bores, and the retainer may receive the fixed elements through the bores and may be rotated in a relation with the plurality of fixed elements to bring the plurality of fixed elements into simultaneous engagement with the wedges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel HULL, Adam LISBETH, William SAMMLER, John TILLEY
  • Vessel screen retaining system and method
    Patent number: 11284642
    Abstract: Certain embodiments include a screen assembly of a vessel, where the screen assembly includes a plurality of fixed elements and a retainer, and the retainer includes a ring, a plurality of wedges disposed about the ring, and a plurality of keyholes at spaced locations about the ring. Each keyhole includes a bore and a slot extending from the bore into an adjacent wedge of the plurality of wedges, the slots have a width less than the bores, and the retainer may receive the fixed elements through the bores and may be rotated in a relation with the plurality of fixed elements to bring the plurality of fixed elements into simultaneous engagement with the wedges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Hull, Adam Lisbeth, William Sammler, John Tilley
  • VESSEL SCREEN RETAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190069594
    Abstract: Certain embodiments include a screen assembly of a vessel, where the screen assembly includes a plurality of fixed elements and a retainer, and the retainer includes a ring, a plurality of wedges disposed about the ring, and a plurality of keyholes at spaced locations about the ring. Each keyhole includes a bore and a slot extending from the bore into an adjacent wedge of the plurality of wedges, the slots have a width less than the bores, and the retainer may receive the fixed elements through the bores and may be rotated in a relation with the plurality of fixed elements to bring the plurality of fixed elements into simultaneous engagement with the wedges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Nathaniel Hull, Adam Lisbeth, William Sammler, John Tilley