Patents by Inventor Buck Brouwer

Buck Brouwer 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).

  • Positive isolation through isolation of air supply to pneumatic valves
    Patent number: 9157535
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for actuating a plurality of pneumatic valves to positively isolate one or more pieces of equipment. A manual valve can be disposed on a supply conduit that fluidly couples each of the pneumatic valves to a fluid supply source. To place the pneumatic valves in a safe position, the manual valve can be closed, which disrupts a flow of fluid from the source. Closing the manual valve can also open a drain conduit that allows the supply conduit to be depressurized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Fluor Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Buck Brouwer
  • POSITIVE ISOLATION THROUGH ISOLATION OF AIR SUPPLY TO PNEUMATIC VALVES
    Publication number: 20140150885
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for actuating a plurality of pneumatic valves to positively isolate one or more pieces of equipment. A manual valve can be disposed on a supply conduit that fluidly couples each of the pneumatic valves to a fluid supply source. To place the pneumatic valves in a safe position, the manual valve can be closed, which disrupts a flow of fluid from the source. Closing the manual valve can also open a drain conduit that allows the supply conduit to be depressurized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: FLUOR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Buck Brouwer