Patents by Inventor James Lenar

James Lenar 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).

  • Anode mounting head for heater treaters and other devices
    Patent number: 11952670
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a removable and reusable anode mounting head for use with heater treaters, tanks, pressure vessels and production vessels. More particularly, the present invention provides a reusable anode mounting head with metallic and non-metallic components that enable electrical connection to the vessel and insulation at a connection to the vessel (e.g., via coupling).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: GALVOTEC ALLOYS, INC.
    Inventor: James Lenar
  • Sacrificial anodes for cathodic protection for production vessels, storage vessels and other steel structures
    Patent number: 11578412
    Abstract: A vessel corrosion protection apparatus includes a specially shaped anode having a smaller diameter, longer portion and a shorter portion with radially extending ribs that are cast with the anode and configured to engage the inside surface of a section of pipe that extends away from the vessel outer wall. A vessel corrosion protection apparatus includes a specially shaped anode having a smaller diameter, longer portion and a shorter portion with radially extending ribs that are configured to engage the inside surface of a section of pipe that extends away from the vessel outer wall, the anode connected to a plate not made of anodic material and which has a face free from penetrations which would allow liquid penetration through the plate when the anode is attached to a vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: GALVOTEC ALLOYS, INC.
    Inventors: Rogelio E. Garza, Edgar H. Garza, James Lenar
  • Sacrificial anodes for cathodic protection for production vessels, storage vessels and other steel structures
    Patent number: 10604851
    Abstract: A vessel corrosion protection apparatus includes a specially shaped anode having a smaller diameter, longer portion and a shorter portion with radially extending ribs that are cast with the anode and configured to engage the inside surface of a section of pipe that extends away from the vessel outer wall. A vessel corrosion protection apparatus includes a specially shaped anode having a smaller diameter, longer portion and a shorter portion with radially extending ribs that are configured to engage the inside surface of a section of pipe that extends away from the vessel outer wall, the anode connected to a plate not made of anodic material and which has a face free from penetrations which would allow liquid penetration through the plate when the anode is attached to a vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: GALVOTEC ALLOYS, INC.
    Inventors: Rogelio E. Garza, Edgar H. Garza, James Lenar