Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Bergersen

Jeffrey A. Bergersen 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).

  • Device and method for remotely venting a container
    Patent number: 5634484
    Abstract: A device for venting a container having a bung includes a saddle assembly curable to a container and having a support extending therefrom. A first arm is rotatably secured to the support, and the first arm extends in a first direction. A second arm has a first end portion drivingly engaged with the first arm, so that rotation of the first arm causes rotation of the second arm. A second end portion of the first arm is positionable proximate the bung of the container. A socket is operably associated and rotatable with the second end portion and is drivingly engageable with the bung, so that rotation of the socket causes corresponding rotation of the bung for thereby venting the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Energy
    Inventors: James M. Vodila, Jeffrey A. Bergersen