Patents by Inventor John L. Tyler

John L. Tyler 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).

  • Scored reverse buckling rupture disk assembly
    Patent number: 5167337
    Abstract: An improved scored reverse buckling rupture disk assembly is provided. The assembly includes a reverse buckling rupture disk having one or more scores on a surface thereof forming lines of weakness which define a blow-out portion connected by a hinge area in the rupture disk. An annular rupture disk support member is positioned adjacent the concave side of the rupture disk, and a supporting member for preventing the blow-out portion from fragmenting or tearing away from the rupture disk at the hinge thereof is disposed within the concave recess in the rupture disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1992
    Assignee: BS&B Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward H. Short, III, Jim E. Ellis, Arnold L. Mundt, John L. Tyler