Patents by Inventor Jeffrey G. Burr

Jeffrey G. Burr 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).

  • Valve repair device
    Patent number: 5052428
    Abstract: The present invention provides a repair device for a cracked valve. The present invention is a valve with at least one crack on the packing nut or threaded portion thereof wherein the valve has a repair device for the crack installed thereon. The repair device comprises the combination of: (a) means for reinforcing the threaded portion of the cracked valve; and (b) means for securing the reinforcing means to the cracked valve. The combination applies a circumferential clamping force on the cracked valve and a driving force on the packing nut. The present composition is useful in repairing cracked valves on containers such as high pressure seamless tubes used for transporting boron trifluoride gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey G. Burr