Patents by Inventor Burton L. Frye

Burton L. Frye 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).

  • Vacuum cleaner for radioactively contaminated particles
    Patent number: 4061480
    Abstract: An apparatus which uses suction to draw radioactive particles through a high efficiency filter and contains such filtered particles in a disposable bladder-filter unit for subsequent disposal. The bladder-filter unit prevents the escape of filtered radioactive particles to the ambient atmosphere during the operation of the apparatus and also during disposal, as well as preventing the radioactive contamination of the remainder of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Burton L. Frye, Max G. Pittman, David A. Runge, Lawrence C. Souza, Raymond V. LaVoie