Patents by Inventor Gerd Kirchgassner

Gerd Kirchgassner 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).

  • Patent number: 7025083
    Abstract: A quick closing shut-off valve includes an inlet, an outlet and a passage there between. A closing element blocks the passage when in the closed position. The closing element is interconnected to a piston via a pull rod. The piston is positioned within a working chamber that communicates with the valve outlet. A safety valve also communicates with the working chamber and is positioned above the piston. As a result, when the pressure within the tank, and thus in the working chamber, reaches a maximum permissible pressure, the safety valve opens and the pressure above the piston decreases. The piston rises as a result and pulls the closing element via the pull rod into the closed position so that the valve is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Chart Inc.
    Inventors: Vaclav Chrz, Gerd Kirchgassner, Petr Zaruba
  • Publication number: 20030079781
    Abstract: A quick closing shut-off valve includes an inlet, an outlet and a passage there between. A closing element blocks the passage when in the closed position. The closing element is interconnected to a piston via a pull rod. The piston is positioned within a working chamber that communicates with the valve outlet. A safety valve also communicates with the working chamber and is positioned above the piston. As a result, when the pressure within the tank, and thus in the working chamber, reaches a maximum permissible pressure, the safety valve opens and the pressure above the piston decreases. The piston rises as a result and pulls the closing element via the pull rod into the closed position so that the valve is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Vaclav Chrz, Gerd Kirchgassner, Petr Zaruba