Patents by Inventor James Allen Varnell

James Allen Varnell 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: 11879787
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat sensor cable having: a conductor defining a conductor first end and a conductor body extending by a first longitudinal span from the conductor first end to a conductor second end; a coil that is non-conductive and includes a coil first end and a coil body extending by a second longitudinal span from the coil first end to a coil second end, wherein the coil surrounds the conductor from the conductor first end to the conductor second end; an outer sheath that is conductive and includes an outer sheath first end and an outer sheath body extending by a third longitudinal span from the outer sheath first end to an outer sheath second end, wherein the outer sheath surrounds the coil from the conductor first end to the conductor second end; and an eutectic salt that is disbursed between the conductor and the outer sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: KIDDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: James Allen Varnell
  • Patent number: 11850458
    Abstract: A flow control device includes a flow shield defining a volume and a plurality of shield openings of the flow shield arranged such that gas entering the volume must pass through at least one of the plurality of shield openings. The flow control device also includes a flow restrictor to define an opening for the gas exiting the volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: KIDDE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Eli Baldwin, James Allen Varnell
  • Publication number: 20230115355
    Abstract: A flow control device is including a tubular body including a tubular wall with an inner surface, an outer surface, and one or more openings extending from the outer surface to the inner surface through the tubular wall; a faired body encircling the tubular body, the faired body including a radially inner surface and a radially outer surface; and a flow shield encircling the faired body, the flow shield including a radially inward surface and a radially outward surface, the radially inward surface being in a facing spaced relationship with the radially outer surface of the faired body defining a passageway therebetween, wherein the passageway is fluidly connected to the one or more openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Eli Baldwin, Mark P. Fazzio, James Allen Varnell, Benjamin Jackson, Harlan Hagge
  • Publication number: 20220331634
    Abstract: A flow control device includes a flow shield defining a volume and a plurality of shield openings of the flow shield arranged such that gas entering the volume must pass through at least one of the plurality of shield openings. The flow control device also includes a flow restrictor to define an opening for the gas exiting the volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Eli Baldwin, James Allen Varnell
  • Publication number: 20220107227
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat sensor cable having: a conductor defining a conductor first end and a conductor body extending by a first longitudinal span from the conductor first end to a conductor second end; a coil that is non-conductive and includes a coil first end and a coil body extending by a second longitudinal span from the coil first end to a coil second end, wherein the coil surrounds the conductor from the conductor first end to the conductor second end; an outer sheath that is conductive and includes an outer sheath first end and an outer sheath body extending by a third longitudinal span from the outer sheath first end to an outer sheath second end, wherein the outer sheath surrounds the coil from the conductor first end to the conductor second end; and an eutectic salt that is disbursed between the conductor and the outer sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventor: James Allen Varnell