Patents by Inventor Charles Michael Flowe

Charles Michael Flowe 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).

  • Apparatus and method for reducing oxygen and increasing nitrogen in secure enclosure
    Patent number: 9895651
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an inert gas generator having an outlet and an inlet, and a secure enclosure having an outlet and an inlet. The outlet of the secure enclosure is connected to the inlet of the inert gas generator and the secure enclosure supplies inert gas enriched air having a first oxygen content percentage from the outlet of the secure enclosure to the inlet of the inert gas generator. The inert gas generator is configured to operate on the inert gas enriched air having a first oxygen content percentage to form inert gas enriched air having a second oxygen content percentage, wherein the second oxygen content percentage is substantially lower than the first oxygen content percentage. The inert gas generator may be a membrane inert gas generator. The inert gas generator may be a pressure swing adsorption inert gas generator. The inert gas may be nitrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey Garfinkle, Charles Michael Flowe
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING OXYGEN AND INCREASING NITROGEN IN SECURE ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20170216764
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an inert gas generator having an outlet and an inlet, and a secure enclosure having an outlet and an inlet. The outlet of the secure enclosure is connected to the inlet of the inert gas generator and the secure enclosure supplies inert gas enriched air having a first oxygen content percentage from the outlet of the secure enclosure to the inlet of the inert gas generator. The inert gas generator is configured to operate on the inert gas enriched air having a first oxygen content percentage to form inert gas enriched air having a second oxygen content percentage, wherein the second oxygen content percentage is substantially lower than the first oxygen content percentage. The inert gas generator may be a membrane inert gas generator. The inert gas generator may be a pressure swing adsorption inert gas generator. The inert gas may be nitrogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: PLANK ROAD TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Garfinkle, Charles Michael Flowe