Patents by Inventor John P. Lock

John P. Lock 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).

  • Cargo shipment security enclosure, method, system, and method of making
    Patent number: 8278617
    Abstract: A cargo shipment security system includes a flexible body configured to completely enclose and contain cargo within an internal environment having a predetermined pressure. The system includes a sealable vacuum port disposed on and through the body and configured to couple with a vacuum source for creating a vacuum within the internal environment. The system includes one or more sealable ports disposed on and through the body, positioned to cause a turbulent flow through a predetermined volume of the internal environment of the body when the vacuum source is applied at the vacuum port and fluid is caused to enter the internal environment. The system includes one or more detectors positioned to intercept fluid flowing from the internal environment to an external environment outside the body, in such a way as to enable detection of the presence of a substance exiting from the internal environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Sentina, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Garfinkle, John P. Lock
  • CARGO SHIPMENT SECURITY ENCLOSURE, METHOD, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MAKING
    Publication number: 20110253887
    Abstract: A cargo shipment security system includes a flexible body configured to completely enclose and contain cargo within an internal environment having a predetermined pressure. The system includes a sealable vacuum port disposed on and through the body and configured to couple with a vacuum source for creating a vacuum within the internal environment. The system includes one or more sealable ports disposed on and through the body, positioned to cause a turbulent flow through a predetermined volume of the internal environment of the body when the vacuum source is applied at the vacuum port and fluid is caused to enter the internal environment. The system includes one or more detectors positioned to intercept fluid flowing from the internal environment to an external environment outside the body, in such a way as to enable detection of the presence of a substance exiting from the internal environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Garfinkle, John P. Lock