Patents by Inventor James Walter George Truss

James Walter George Truss 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: 7784221
    Abstract: A fire collar (10) including a housing defining an opening (18) and a passage (20) adapted to receive a conduit therethrough. A layer of intumescent material (43) surrounds the conduit and is supported by the housing adjacent the opening. Torsion springs (34) are mounted between the housing and the intumescent material to surround the conduit and are held in a non-operational position by fusible links (41). When the heat of a fire melts the links, each torsion spring acts in a longitudinal plane of the passage to assist the intumescent material to collapse the conduit and seal the passage against advancement of the fire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: IG6 Pty Ltd
    Inventor: James Walter George Truss
  • Patent number: 7676991
    Abstract: A fire collar, for location in a concrete slab around a deformable conduit, has a housing with a passageway through which the conduit passes. The collar has the housing in which are located two compression springs with arms which are held against the force of the springs by fusible links. When the heat of a fire on one side of the slab causes the fusible links to soften or melt, the force of the springs causes the spring arms to rotate towards the conduit, engaging the conduit and collapsing it. An intumescent layer may be provided around the conduit to assist in collapsing it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: IG6 PTY LTD
    Inventor: James Walter George Truss
  • Patent number: 7290556
    Abstract: A fire collar or fire damper for location within a concrete slab of a building. The device incorporates a damper arrangement (12) and a heat detector (18, 19) comprising a metal alloy or lead which melts when a present temperature is reached, causing the damper arrangement to seal off associated pipework or ducting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: IG6 Pty Ltd
    Inventor: James Walter George Truss
  • Patent number: 6959719
    Abstract: A fire collar or fire damper for location within a concrete slab of a building. The device incorporates a damper arrangement (12) and a heat detector (18, 19) comprising a metal alloy or lead which melts when a preset temperature is reached, causing the damper arrangement to seal off associated pipework or ducting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Inventor: James Walter George Truss