Patents by Inventor James N. Karamanos

James N. Karamanos 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).

  • Pressure tube
    Patent number: 6308871
    Abstract: A pressure tube includes a central tube section (10), an intake tube section (12) and a flared tube section (14). Flared tube section (14) includes a flange ring (54) with a shell (64) secured thereto. A contact ring (76) is received in an annular recess (82) of flange ring (54). Alternatively, a flared tube section (90) has an outer circumferential surface (96) that cooperates with a conical flange ring (110) that has an inner conical surface (114). The flange rings (54, 110) engage a flange (86) in the dome (85) of a pressure vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: TYK America Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Orr, Yusuke Shiratani, James N. Karamanos, Noriaki Yamauchi
  • Pressure tube
    Patent number: 6216924
    Abstract: A pressure tube includes a central tube section (10), an intake tube section (12) and a flared tube section (14). Flared tube section (14) includes a flange ring (54) with a shell (64) secured thereto. A contact ring (76) is received in an annular recess (82) of flange ring (54).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: TYK America, Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Orr, Yusuke Shiratani, James N. Karamanos, Noriaki Yamauchi