Patents by Inventor Charles Edward Rudd

Charles Edward Rudd 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).

  • Containment failure detection device and method
    Patent number: 5668534
    Abstract: A device and method for detecting a containment failure. The device has a gas supply means (18) for providing a gas to a containment failure volume (16, 60) and for maintaining a constant gas pressure in the containment failure volume. The device also has gas flow monitoring means (26) for monitoring flow of the gas into the containment failure volume. The flow of gas into the containment failure volume is indicative of a containment failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Mark Scott Haboian, Charles Edward Rudd