Patents by Inventor James G. Zoulias

James G. Zoulias 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: 5960469
    Abstract: A liquid-insulated garment supplements the inherent thermal protection va of traditional suit insulations in conventional passive diving suits with bladders containing insulating liquids having substantially the same densities as water and thermal conductivities of less than 0.070 Btu/ft-hr.degree. F. to provide insulation from ambient cold. The additional thermal protection created by the liquid-insulated garment helps the diver surpass the performance and acceptable duration constraints imposed by conventional drysuits or wetsuits and allows easy adjustments to the level of thermal comfort required by the diver. It additionally reduces the inherent buoyant forces associated with conventional drysuits and wetsuits, and provides uniform thermal protection over the entire surface of the diver's body since it is tailored to fit the diver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Marshall L. Nuckols, Richard A. Ramey, Billy F. Courson, James G. Zoulias