Patents by Inventor John J. Montich

John J. Montich 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).

  • Liquid-vapor separator
    Patent number: 4272257
    Abstract: Stacked plates each have a plurality of thin etched flow passages to be employed in a tank containing gas and liquid for separation to provide gas free liquid. The liquid surface tension in the flow passages that are exposed to the gas provides a force to prevent the gas from entering the liquid galleries until the tank is void of liquid. Such separation is useful in fuel tanks in near zero gravity environment as well as in other separation duties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1981
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: M. Edmund Ellion, J. Ward Putt, John J. Montich