Patents by Inventor Dennis K. Kuruma

Dennis K. Kuruma 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).

  • Prestressed dome closure flange
    Patent number: 4438866
    Abstract: An integral flange for a composite dome closure wherein the flange has a lip on its lower outer periphery about which the flange rotates when a clamping force is applied to prestress the dome closure adjacent the flange to minimize the stresses in this area of the dome under normal internal pressurization of the dome closure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1984
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Albert A. Gegaregian, Dennis K. Kuruma, Kenneth W. Lengel