Patents by Inventor Bethel R. Abernathy

Bethel R. Abernathy 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: 4622049
    Abstract: The humidity of a gas within a closed system is maintained at constant level by providing a saturated salt solution within a lower chamber in communication with an upper chamber conjointly defined by upper and lower container sections in sealing contact with each other to establish a closed container. A partition wall separates the salt solution from the test region in the upper chamber. A tube extending through the partition plate allows humidified gas to pass from the lower to the upper chamber. A glass wool plug or membranous material within the tube prevents migration of salt into the test region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1986
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Bethel R. Abernathy, Ronald R. Walters