Patents by Inventor James Gordon Hansel

James Gordon Hansel 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).

  • Addition of odorants to gases for leak detection
    Patent number: 7192459
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing an odorant to a fluid in a vessel having an interior volume containing the fluid includes at least one odorant material and an odorant-permeable material. The at least one odorant material is disposed in the interior volume, the odorant material having at least one detectable odor. The odorant-permeable material encapsulates the odorant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Pushpinder Singh Puri, James Gordon Hansel
  • Odorized seals for the detection of gas leak
    Patent number: 6820464
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a leak of a fluid from a system for storing and/or transporting a volume of the fluid includes an odorant material. The system includes at least one vessel and at least one sealant having an outer surface. The odorant material is encapsulated or sorbed on the sealant, at least a portion of the odorant material having at least one detectable odor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Pushpinder Singh Puri, James Gordon Hansel
  • Addition of odorants to gases for leak detection
    Publication number: 20040115820
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing an odorant to a fluid in a vessel having an interior volume containing the fluid includes at least one odorant material and an odorant-permeable material. The at least one odorant material is disposed in the interior volume, the odorant material having at least one detectable odor. The odorant-permeable material encapsulates the odorant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Pushpinder Singh Puri, James Gordon Hansel
  • Odorized seals for the detection of gas leak
    Publication number: 20040112118
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a leak of a fluid from a system for storing and/or transporting a volume of the fluid includes an odorant material. The system includes at least one vessel and at least one sealant having an outer surface. The odorant material is encapsulated or sorbed on the sealant, at least a portion of the odorant material having at least one detectable odor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Pushpinder Singh Puri, James Gordon Hansel