Patents by Inventor James M. Getter
James M. Getter 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).
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Patent number: 11192447Abstract: A volume tank that houses a material is provided. The volume tank can include a first bulk head, a second bulk head opposite the first bulk head, a non-symmetrical frustoconical shell section, a cylindrical shell section and a transition section in between the non-symmetrical frustoconical shell section and the cylindrical shell section. The volume tank is configured to be coupled to a portion of a frame of a vehicle, and in a non-limiting embodiment, to a school bus.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: James M. Getter, Kassandra M. Williams, Xiaoting Liang
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Publication number: 20190105985Abstract: A volume tank that houses a material is provided. The volume tank can include a first bulk head, a second bulk head opposite the first bulk head, a non-symmetrical frustoconical shell section, a cylindrical shell section and a transition section in between the non-symmetrical frustoconical shell section and the cylindrical shell section. The volume tank is configured to be coupled to a portion of a frame of a vehicle, and in a non-limiting embodiment, to a school bus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: JAMES M. GETTER, KASSANDRA M. WILLIAMS, XIAOTING LIANG
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Patent number: 9702505Abstract: A cryogenic fluid cylinder includes an inner vessel for holding cryogenic fluid, a cylindrically shaped outer vessel having a vertical longitudinal axis surrounds the inner vessel and forms an insulating space there between, and operating controls located on a top of the outer vessel. Customer or end user operating controls include a liquid-use valve for selectively dispensing liquid cryogen, a pressure-building valve for selectively controlling a pressure building circuit, and a gas-use valve for selectively dispensing cryogen gas. Supplier or maintenance personnel operating controls include an economizer regulator for selectively setting at least one desired pressure of the inner vessel, a vent valve for selectively venting cryogen fluid, and a vacuum pressure port for indicating vacuum pressure between the vessels. The end user controls are located on a front side of the outer vessel while the supplier controls are located on a rear side of the outer vessel.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Worthington Cylinders Corp.Inventors: Greg Churchill Ames, James M. Getter, Christopher Carl Hall, Charles T. Hayes, Michael Thomas Kopczweski, Thomas L. Lease, Sean Aaron Murray, Jay F. Perkins, Adam M. Ruggles, Rainer Bernhard Teufel, Joel D. VanGilder, Igor Ivanovich Zemskov
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Patent number: 9366386Abstract: A vertically-oriented cryogenic fluid cylinder includes an inner vessel for holding cryogenic fluid, an outer vessel surrounding the inner vessel, and a liquid level gauge for indicating a liquid level within the inner vessel. The liquid level gage includes a level indicator located outside of the outer vessel, a support arm extending down into the inner vessel, a swing arm pivotably secured to the support arm and connected to the level indicator so that angular position of the swing arm provides an indication of liquid level within the inner vessel on the level indicator, and a float on the swing arm that pivots the swing arm as the liquid level rises and lowers. The support arm forms an acute angle with the central longitudinal axis of the inner vessel so that the swing arm can be longer to move over a larger portion of the length of the inner vessel.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Worthington Cylinders CorporationInventors: James M. Getter, Robert E. Hrncir
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Publication number: 20160033082Abstract: A vertically-oriented cryogenic fluid cylinder includes an inner vessel for holding cryogenic fluid, an outer vessel surrounding the inner vessel, and a liquid level gauge for indicating a liquid level within the inner vessel. The liquid level gage includes a level indicator located outside of the outer vessel, a support arm extending down into the inner vessel, a swing arm pivotably secured to the support arm and connected to the level indicator so that angular position of the swing arm provides an indication of liquid level within the inner vessel on the level indicator, and a float on the swing arm that pivots the swing arm as the liquid level rises and lowers. The support arm forms an acute angle with the central longitudinal axis of the inner vessel so that the swing arm can be longer to move over a larger portion of the length of the inner vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: James M. Getter, Robert E. Hrncir
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Publication number: 20150013350Abstract: A cryogenic fluid cylinder includes an inner vessel for holding cryogenic fluid, a cylindrically shaped outer vessel having a vertical longitudinal axis surrounds the inner vessel and forms an insulating space there between, and operating controls located on a top of the outer vessel. Customer or end user operating controls include a liquid-use valve for selectively dispensing liquid cryogen, a pressure-building valve for selectively controlling a pressure building circuit, and a gas-use valve for selectively dispensing cryogen gas. Supplier or maintenance personnel operating controls include an economizer regulator for selectively setting at least one desired pressure of the inner vessel, a vent valve for selectively venting cryogen fluid, and a vacuum pressure port for indicating vacuum pressure between the vessels. The end user controls are located on a front side of the outer vessel while the supplier controls are located on a rear side of the outer vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: Worthington Cylinders CorporationInventors: Greg Churchill Ames, James M. Getter, Christopher Carl Hall, Charles T. Hayes, Michael Thomas Kopczweski, Thomas L. Lease, Sean Aaron Murray, Jay F. Perkins, Adam M. Ruggles, Rainer Bernhard Teufel, Joel D. VanGilder, Igor Ivanovich Zemskov
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Patent number: D715402Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Worthington Cylinders CorporationInventors: Greg Churchill Ames, James M. Getter, Christopher Carl Hall, Charles T. Hayes, Michael Thomas Kopczewski, Thomas L. Lease, Sean Aaron Murray, Jay F. Perkins, Adam M. Ruggles, Rainer Bernhard Teufel, Joel D. VanGilder, Igor Ivanovich Zemskov
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Patent number: D715403Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Wothington Cylinders CorporationInventors: Greg Churchill Ames, James M. Getter, Christopher Carl Hall, Charles T. Hayes, Michael Thomas Kopczewski, Thomas L. Lease, Sean Aaron Murray, Jay F. Perkins, Adam M. Ruggles, Rainer Bernhard Teufel, Joel D. VanGilder, Igor Ivanovich Zemskov
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Patent number: D854060Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: James M. Getter, Kassandra M. Williams, Xiaoting Liang