Patents by Inventor Josh H. Welker

Josh H. Welker 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).

  • Publication number: 20250194582
    Abstract: An improved game call barrel is provided with a mouthpiece, a compression region, and a body region. The game call is configured and sized to allow a user to keep an adequate seal between their lips and the game call barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventor: Josh H. Welker
  • Patent number: 11499894
    Abstract: A sample pressure reducing system is provided that integrates various pressure applications into a single system that provides the end user with a high-integrity sample without damaging equipment. The system facilitates sampling high-pressure product into a low-pressure container. The system fills and transfers product to reduce pressure automatically and repeatedly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Welker, Inc.
    Inventors: James T. Klentzman, Josh H. Welker
  • Patent number: 11187633
    Abstract: An improved liquefied natural gas vaporization system is provided for converting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to vapor so that it can be measured for integrity. The liquefied natural gas vaporization system of the present invention makes use of a sample probe that uses a cryogenic check valve to allow the vaporization process to begin early, and, due to design and incorporation with heated regulation, reduces the need for an accumulator, which is often used in other systems. By eliminating the need for an accumulator, a more real-time and authentic measurement of the LNG sample may be taken. After the probe takes the sample, the sample is sent to a sampling system and subsequently to an analytical measuring system, where the sample is measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Welker, Inc.
    Inventor: Josh H. Welker
  • Publication number: 20210331101
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid eliminating cartridge that is formed by snapping two mating pieces together. The pieces may include a body portion and a top portion and may together clamp an oleophobic/hydrophobic membrane there between.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Josh H. Welker, Hung Ngoc Pham
  • Publication number: 20210332952
    Abstract: A continuous refill odorant injection system is provided that includes two tanks. A secondary tank is for short term use with an odorization system, and it can work independently or in conjunction with a primary, source tank that is able to hold more odorant than the secondary tank. This improves upon the logistics of an odorant injection system by allowing for continuous operation, less frequent odorant refill occasions, and flexibility in tank location and source location for the manufacture and transport of the larger primary tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventor: Josh H. Welker
  • Publication number: 20210080363
    Abstract: An improved liquefied natural gas vaporization system is provided for converting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to vapor so that it can be measured for integrity. The liquefied natural gas vaporization system of the present invention makes use of a sample probe that uses a cryogenic check valve to allow the vaporization process to begin early, and, due to design and incorporation with heated regulation, reduces the need for an accumulator, which is often used in other systems. By eliminating the need for an accumulator, a more real-time and authentic measurement of the LNG sample may be taken. After the probe takes the sample, the sample is sent to a sampling system and subsequently to an analytical measuring system, where the sample is measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Josh H. Welker
  • Publication number: 20210062977
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a unique pump for odorizing natural gas. The pump uses a bellows and a vanishing chamber technology (in combination with one another) to provide extremely precise and accurate, dependable and repeatable pumping technology. It does so while limiting the escape of odorant vapors to the atmosphere by keeping the bellows and the chamber physically separated from one another to reduce the need to access the chamber when performing maintenance on the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Josh H. Welker