Patents by Inventor Jim Barnes

Jim Barnes 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: 10371322
    Abstract: A pressurized gas vessel port assembly incorporating a wall; a port extending through the wall; a nipple extending inwardly from the wall and having a hollow bore communicating with the port; a plug received within the hollow bore for movement between first and second positions, the plug residing at an inner end of the nipple at the first position and being displaced outwardly from the first position upon movement toward the second position; a venturi port opening the first nipple's hollow bore, the venturi being positioned outwardly from the first position for inducing an outward flow of the gas within the hollow bore; and incorporating a seat which outwardly overlies the venturi port, the seat being fitted for, upon a completion of the outward movement of the plug toward the second position, annularly contacting the plug and staunching the outward gas flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Inventor: Jim Barnes
  • Publication number: 20170254428
    Abstract: A pressurized gas vessel port assembly incorporating a wall; a port extending through the wall; a nipple extending inwardly from the wall and having a hollow bore communicating with the port; a plug received within the hollow bore for movement between first and second positions, the plug residing at an inner end of the nipple at the first position and being displaced outwardly from the first position upon movement toward the second position; a venturi port opening the first nipple's hollow bore, the venturi being positioned outwardly from the first position for inducing an outward flow of the gas within the hollow bore; and incorporating a seat which outwardly overlies the venturi port, the seat being fitted for, upon a completion of the outward movement of the plug toward the second position, annularly contacting the plug and staunching the outward gas flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventor: Jim Barnes
  • Patent number: 5744218
    Abstract: A method of making a laminated panel with an embedded wiring harness begins with the steps of providing at least two separate layers of material and a length of wire. A portion of the wire is deformed into a circuitous pattern that results in a deformed wire with a length significantly shorter than the original undeformed length of wire. The wire is then positioned between the layers of material, which are then laminated together into a laminate. The laminate is then cut into a shaped laminated panel with the deformed wire being adjacent the cut edge of the panel. Finally, the deformed wire is pulled away from the cut edge of the laminated panel and used as an electrical lead for attachment to a power source, antenna or some electrical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Inventor: Jim Barnes