Patents by Inventor Eric Alan Goodyear

Eric Alan Goodyear 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).

  • Rupture Disc Valve Device
    Publication number: 20170307095
    Abstract: A rupture disc valve device as provided herein is configured to selectively release a pressurized material. In some embodiments, the rupture disc has a burst pressure rating less than a pressure of the pressurized material. The valve device selectively braces the rupture disc until release of the pressurized material is desired. To release the pressurized material, the valve device is configured to remove or adjust the bracing support to the rupture disc, allowing the pressurized material to burst the rupture disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Alan T. Wilson, Hunter Franks, Brandon Hentzen, Michael Kmitta, Mark Randall Blackmon, Robert Evans, Jerrod Phillip Johnson, Carl Ryan Ulrich, Eric Alan Goodyear, Doyle G. Stockstill
  • Apparatus, system, and method for venting pressure in a pressurized system
    Patent number: 9470326
    Abstract: In one form, a vent apparatus includes an inlet frame, a venting member, and a retainer member. The venting member includes a mounting portion, a weakened area or burst slit, and a domed portion. The mounting portion of the venting member is secured between the inlet frame and the retainer member. The retainer member includes vent retainer portions or tab portions that extend over the burst slit. The vent apparatus is configured to burst when an inlet pressure exceeds a predetermined level, where the tab portions will bend away and the venting member will bend past the tab portions to relieve the pressure. The inlet frame is configured to support against a vacuum pressure acting in the opposite direction, with the tab portions generally free from the load caused by the vacuum pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Oklahoma Safety Equipment Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Alan Goodyear, Adam Marcus Lorenz
  • Apparatus, system, and method for venting pressure in a pressurized system
    Patent number: 9046183
    Abstract: In one form, a vent apparatus includes an inlet frame, a venting member, and a retainer member. The venting member includes a mounting portion, a weakened area or burst slit, and a domed portion. The mounting portion of the venting member is secured between the inlet frame and the retainer member. The retainer member includes vent retainer portions or tab portions that extend over the burst slit. The vent apparatus is configured to burst when an inlet pressure exceeds a predetermined level, where the tab portions will bend away and the venting member will bend past the tab portions to relieve the pressure. The inlet frame is configured to support against a vacuum pressure acting in the opposite direction, with the tab portions generally free from the load caused by the vacuum pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Oklahoma Safety Equipment Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Alan Goodyear, Adam Marcus Lorenz
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR VENTING PRESSURE IN A PRESSURIZED SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120248108
    Abstract: In one form, a vent apparatus includes an inlet frame, a venting member, and a retainer member. The venting member includes a mounting portion, a weakened area or burst slit, and a domed portion. The mounting portion of the venting member is secured between the inlet frame and the retainer member. The retainer member includes vent retainer portions or tab portions that extend over the burst slit. The vent apparatus is configured to burst when an inlet pressure exceeds a predetermined level, where the tab portions will bend away and the venting member will bend past the tab portions to relieve the pressure. The inlet frame is configured to support against a vacuum pressure acting in the opposite direction, with the tab portions generally free from the load caused by the vacuum pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: OKLAHOMA SAFETY EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Alan Goodyear, Adam Marcus Lorenz