Patents by Inventor James G. Bryson

James G. Bryson 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).

  • Hydraulic accumulator and fire suppression system
    Patent number: 7987940
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure accumulator has an interior chamber containing a fire-suppressing gas such as nitrogen. The fire-suppressing gas in the accumulator is fluidly connected to a thermal device, such as a valve with a thermal fuse or a controlled valve triggered by a thermal sensor. The thermal device is designed to open a fluid connection between the accumulator's interior chamber to ambient when the exterior temperature exceeds a determined safety threshold, thereby releasing the fire suppressing gas from the accumulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Inventors: James G. Bryson, Charles L. Gray, Jr.
  • Hydraulic accumulator and fire suppression system
    Publication number: 20100258324
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure accumulator has an interior chamber containing a fire-suppressing gas such as nitrogen. The fire-suppressing gas in the accumulator is fluidly connected to a thermal device, such as a valve with a thermal fuse or a controlled valve triggered by a thermal sensor. The thermal device is designed to open a fluid connection between the accumulator's interior chamber to ambient when the exterior temperature exceeds a determined safety threshold, thereby releasing the fire suppressing gas from the accumulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: James G. Bryson, Charles L. Gray, JR.