Patents by Inventor Gilbert J. Bastien

Gilbert J. Bastien 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).

  • Variable volume test chamber
    Patent number: 5637812
    Abstract: A testing apparatus which has a test chamber located within a chamber frame. The apparatus includes a computer controlled ergonomic system which can vary the temperature of the test chamber. Within the test chamber is an adjustable ceiling that can be moved to vary the volume of the chamber. Extending around the outer edge of the ceiling is an inflatable seal which seals the chamber when the ceiling is moved to a new position. The ceiling and walls have a plurality of adjustable vents that direct fluid flow into the chamber. The doors of the apparatus are each constructed from an inner wall that is coupled to an outer wall by a plurality of floating joints. The floating joints allow the inner wall to contract or expand relative to the outer wall without creating a corresponding stress on the outer wall or the joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Screening Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter D. Baker, Robert H. Weinmann, Jr., Robert Mercado, Christopher W. Nesselroad, Lucy A. Baker, Gilbert J. Bastien
  • Variable volume test chamber
    Patent number: 5535637
    Abstract: A testing apparatus which has a test chamber located within a chamber frame. The apparatus includes a computer controlled ergonomic system which can vary the temperature of the test chamber. Within the test chamber is an adjustable ceiling that can be moved to vary the volume of the chamber. Extending around the outer edge of the ceiling is an inflatable seal which seals the chamber when the ceiling is moved to a new position. The ceiling and walls have a plurality of adjustable vents that direct fluid flow into the chamber. The doors of the apparatus are each constructed from an inner wall that is coupled to an outer wall by a plurality of floating joints. The floating joints allow the inner wall to contract or expand relative to the outer wall without creating a corresponding stress on the outer wall or the joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Screening Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter D. Baker, Robert H. Weinmann, Jr., Robert Mercado, Christopher W. Nesselroad, Lucy A. Baker, Gilbert J. Bastien
  • Variable volume test chamber
    Patent number: 5522273
    Abstract: A testing apparatus which has a test chamber located within a chamber frame. The apparatus includes a computer controlled ergonomic system which can vary the temperature of the test chamber. Within the test chamber is an adjustable ceiling that can be moved to vary the volume of the chamber. Extending around the outer edge of the ceiling is an inflatable seal which seals the chamber when the ceiling is moved to a new position. The ceiling and walls have a plurality of adjustable vents that direct fluid flow into the chamber. The doors of the apparatus are each constructed from an inner wall that is coupled to an outer wall by a plurality of floating joints. The floating joints allow the inner wall to contract or expand relative to the outer wall without creating a corresponding stress on the outer wall or the joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1996
    Assignee: Screening Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter D. Baker, Robert H. Weinmann, Jr., Robert Mercado, Christopher W. Nesselroad, Lucy A. Baker, Gilbert J. Bastien
  • Test chamber with a pull out table that has a brake and stops that limit the movement of the table
    Patent number: 5513538
    Abstract: A testing apparatus which has a test chamber located within a chamber frame. The apparatus includes a computer controlled ergonomic system which can vary the temperature of the test chamber. Within the test chamber is an adjustable ceiling that can be moved to vary the volume of the chamber. Extending around the outer edge of the ceiling is an inflatable seal which seals the chamber when the ceiling is moved to a new position. The ceiling and walls have a plurality of adjustable vents that direct fluid flow into the chamber. The doors of the apparatus are each constructed from an inner wall that is coupled to an outer wall by a plurality of floating joints. The floating joints allow the inner wall to contract or expand relative to the outer wall without creating a corresponding stress on the outer wall or the joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Screening Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter D. Baker, Robert H. Weinmann, Jr., Robert Mercado, Christopher W. Nesselroad, Lucy A. Baker, Gilbert J. Bastien
  • Variable volume test chamber
    Patent number: 5511434
    Abstract: A testing apparatus which has a test chamber located within a chamber frame. The apparatus includes a computer controlled ergonomic system which can vary the temperature of the test chamber. Within the test chamber is an adjustable ceiling that can be moved to vary the volume of the chamber. Extending around the outer edge of the ceiling is an inflatable seal which seals the chamber when the ceiling is moved to a new position. The ceiling and walls have a plurality of adjustable vents that direct fluid flow into the chamber. The doors of the apparatus are each constructed from an inner wall that is coupled to an outer wall by a plurality of floating joints. The floating joints allow the inner wall to contract or expand relative to the outer wall without creating a corresponding stress on the outer wall or the joints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Screening Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter D. Baker, Robert H. Weinmann, Jr., Robert Mercado, Christopher W. Nesselroad, Lucy A. Baker, Gilbert J. Bastien