Patents by Inventor Brett Hutchinson

Brett Hutchinson 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: 10627027
    Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus and method for capturing leakage from a flanged joint that includes a bolted connection of flanged pipe or flanged tubing sections and flanges such as weld neck flanges. The invention includes a removable housing having a curved section and a pair of straight sections. The housing can have first and second fluid flow channels. The housing can be sized and shaped to receive a bolted flanged connection of two flanged pipe or tubing sections. Two of the flanged pipe sections can extend in generally opposite directions from the housing. The housing walls can contain any leakage from the flanged bolted connection. The contained leakage can flow into one or both of said channels. One or more locks can removably secure the housing to the flanged joint. Specially configured panels can be used to lock the housing to the flanged, bolted connection. Openings enable pipe sections to extend from the flanges in opposing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Inventor: Brett Hutchinson
  • Patent number: 8091842
    Abstract: An equipment support (10) for supporting a piece of equipment (20). The equipment support (10) being operable to support the piece of equipment (20) and including a drive arrangement (13a, 13b) to provide drive so that the position of the piece of equipment (20) relative to a user of the equipment is automatically and continuous varied over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignees: Nigel Geoffrey Thomas, James Brett Hutchinson
    Inventors: Nigel Geoffrey Thomas, James Brett Hutchinson
  • Publication number: 20090134303
    Abstract: An equipment support (10) for supporting a piece of equipment (20). The equipment support (10) being operable to support the piece of equipment (20) and including a drive arrangement (13a, 13b) to provide drive so that the position of the piece of equipment (20) relative to a user of the equipment is automatically and continuous varied over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Nigel Geoffrey Thomas, James Brett Hutchinson