Patents by Inventor John David Cockerham

John David Cockerham 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: 9777856
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a pressure vacuum relief valve and a seal assembly of the pressure vacuum relief valve. The seal assembly includes a ribbed substrate disposed against a flanged seat of the pressure vacuum relief valve. The ribbed substrate includes ribs extending from a base of the ribbed substrate. The seal assembly also includes a pallet coupled to and disposed below the ribbed substrate. The pallet includes a top ring, a bottom ring, and a flexible diaphragm captured between the top ring and the bottom ring. The flexible diaphragm of the pallet is configured to seal against the ribbed substrate in a sealed position. The pallet and ribbed substrate are configured to move together away from the flanged seat when a pressure on a sealed side of the pressure vacuum relief valve exceeds a maximum pressure threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Regulator Technologies Tulsa, LLC
    Inventors: James Andrew Myers, John David Cockerham, Ray William Cecil, III
  • Patent number: 9296530
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a venting hatch having a base configured to couple to a storage container, wherein the base comprises a central opening configured to be exposed to an opening of the storage container, a cap coupled to the base, a seal disposed between the base and the cap, and an actuating mechanism configured to exert a biasing force on the seal to bias the seal against an annular lip of the base, wherein the actuating mechanism is disposed on an exterior surface of the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Regulator Technologies Tulsa LLC
    Inventors: John David Cockerham, George Donald Jones, Johnny Marvin Bowyer, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150167857
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a pressure vacuum relief valve and a seal assembly of the pressure vacuum relief valve. The seal assembly includes a ribbed substrate disposed against a flanged seat of the pressure vacuum relief valve. The ribbed substrate includes ribs extending from a base of the ribbed substrate. The seal assembly also includes a pallet coupled to and disposed below the ribbed substrate. The pallet includes a top ring, a bottom ring, and a flexible diaphragm captured between the top ring and the bottom ring. The flexible diaphragm of the pallet is configured to seal against the ribbed substrate in a sealed position. The pallet and ribbed substrate are configured to move together away from the flanged seat when a pressure on a sealed side of the pressure vacuum relief valve exceeds a maximum pressure threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: James Andrew Myers, John David Cockerham, Ray William Cecil, III
  • Publication number: 20130264341
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a venting hatch having a base configured to couple to a storage container, wherein the base comprises a central opening configured to be exposed to an opening of the storage container, a cap coupled to the base, a seal disposed between the base and the cap, and an actuating mechanism configured to exert a biasing force on the seal to bias the seal against an annular lip of the base, wherein the actuating mechanism is disposed on an exterior surface of the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Enardo LLC
    Inventors: John David Cockerham, George Donald Jones, Johnny Marvin Bowyer, JR.