Patents by Inventor Arvind A. Patel

Arvind A. Patel 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).

  • Externally mounted mechanical valve shutoff device with timer
    Patent number: 8596299
    Abstract: An externally mounted mechanical device for mechanically closing a pressurized tank or cylinder valve, such as a grill tank, is provided. The device comprises a securing mechanism, a rotatable mechanism having a handle recess to receive a handle of pressurized tank or cylinder valve, and a torsional spring, wherein the torsional spring is configured to store potential torsional force and then release the torsional force by way of a timed release mechanism. The mechanical device comprises a securing device for securing the mechanical device to a tank or cylinder. Torsional force may be stored in torsional spring by way of a ratchet and pawl that also is configured to release the stored torsional force by way of a timed release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Turtle Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Ajay Patel, Alan Kenyon, Arvind A. Patel
  • Externally mounted mechanical valve shutoff device with timer
    Publication number: 20100252767
    Abstract: An externally mounted mechanical device for mechanically closing a pressurized tank or cylinder valve, such as a grill tank, is provided. The device comprises a securing mechanism, a rotatable mechanism having a handle recess to receive a handle of pressurized tank or cylinder valve, and a torsional spring, wherein the torsional spring is configured to store potential torsional force and then release the torsional force by way of a timed release mechanism. The mechanical device comprises a securing device for securing the mechanical device to a tank or cylinder. Torsional force may be stored in torsional spring by way of a ratchet and pawl that also is configured to release the stored torsional force by way of a timed release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: A&M Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Ajay Patel, Alan Kenyon, Arvind A. Patel