Patents by Inventor Frank James PODOJIL, III

Frank James PODOJIL, III 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).

  • Methods and tools for installing reactor components
    Patent number: 10821415
    Abstract: An installation tool for installing reactor components into a reactor is disclosed. The tool comprises a housing having a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a releasable attachment assembly for securing a reactor component support to the tool, the attachment assembly being pivotably inside the housing; a gas supply hose connected to the first end of the housing; and a gas outlet at the second end of the housing in fluid communication with the gas supply hose. The gas outlet is configured to provide gas to expand a reactor component secured by the releasable attachment assembly. A control line for the releasable attachment assembly runs inside the gas supply hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: William Alan Whittenberger, Joseph W. Whittenberger, Frank James Podojil, III
  • Expandable center arrangement
    Patent number: 10099198
    Abstract: An expandable center arrangement for a reactor is disclosed. The arrangement comprises an expansion tube; a center support inside the expansion tube and three or more spring elements. The spring elements are fastened to the center support and arc out to the expansion tube. A reactor is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: William Alan Whittenberger, Joseph W. Whittenberger, Frank James Podojil, III
  • METHODS AND TOOLS FOR INSTALLING REACTOR COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20170333865
    Abstract: An installation tool for installing reactor components into a reactor is disclosed. The tool comprises a housing having a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a releasable attachment assembly for securing a reactor component support to the tool, the attachment assembly being pivotably inside the housing; a gas supply hose connected to the first end of the housing; and a gas outlet at the second end of the housing in fluid communication with the gas supply hose. The gas outlet is configured to provide gas to expand a reactor component secured by the releasable attachment assembly. A control line for the releasable attachment assembly runs inside the gas supply hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: William Alan WHITTENBERGER, Joseph W. WHITTENBERGER, Frank James PODOJIL, III
  • EXPANDABLE CENTER ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20170333866
    Abstract: An expandable center arrangement for a reactor is disclosed. The arrangement comprises an expansion tube; a center support inside the expansion tube and three or more spring elements. The spring elements are fastened to the center support and arc out to the expansion tube. A reactor is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: William Alan WHITTENBERGER, Joseph W. WHITTENBERGER, Frank James PODOJIL, III