Patents by Inventor Karel Zmek

Karel Zmek 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: 11408513
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shut-off valve for controlling flow of a pressurised gas. The shut-off valve comprises a body defining a passage extending between a gas inlet channel and a gas outlet channel, and a sealing element arranged to, in a first position, close the passage, and in a second position, open the passage to allow gas to flow between the gas inlet channel and the gas outlet channel through the passage. The invention also relates to a method for controlling flow of a pressurised gas by means of a shut-off valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: GCE Holding, AB
    Inventors: Gareth Pemberton, Petr Jehlicka, Karel Zmek
  • Patent number: 11384905
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protective valve ring (1) for an oxygen gas cylinder (3). The protective valve ring (1) comprises a body (4) adapted to enclose an outlet (5) of a cylinder valve (2). The body (2) comprises an incombustible and heat absorbing material, and has an internal shaping adapted to guide any potential oxygen gas leak away from inflammable parts of the gas cylinder (3). The invention also relates to a shut-off valve (2) for controlling flow of a pressurised gas and a method for attaching a protective valve ring (1) to a shut-off valve (2) of an oxygen gas cylinder (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: GCE HOLDING AB
    Inventors: Karel Zmek, Zdenek Firych, Petr Jehlicka, Gareth Pemberton
  • Patent number: 11255461
    Abstract: The invention relates to shut-off valve for controlling flow of a pressurised gas. The shut-off valve comprising a body defining a passage extending between a gas inlet channel and a gas outlet channel, a sealing element, and an emergency stop mechanism. The sealing element arranged to, in a first position, close the passage, and in a second position, open the passage to allow gas to flow between the gas inlet channel and the gas outlet channel through the passage. The invention also relates to a method for controlling flow of a pressurised gas with a shut-off valve and a method for activating an emergency stop of a shut-off valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: GCE HOLDING AB
    Inventors: Petr Jehlicka, Karel Zmek, Gareth Pemberton
  • Publication number: 20210148515
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protective valve ring (1) for an oxygen gas cylinder (3). The protective valve ring (1) comprises a body (4) adapted to enclose an outlet (5) of a cylinder valve (2). The body (2) comprises an incombustible and heat absorbing material, and has an internal shaping adapted to guide any potential oxygen gas leak away from inflammable parts of the gas cylinder (3). The invention also relates to a shut-off valve (2) for controlling flow of a pressurised gas and a method for attaching a protective valve ring (1) to a shut-off valve (2) of an oxygen gas cylinder (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Karel Zmek, Zdenek Firych, Petr Jehlicka, Gareth Pemberton
  • Publication number: 20200166181
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic gauge (I) for use with a compressed gas cylinder (2). The electronic gauge (I) comprises a display interface (4), a pressure sensor (5) having a pressure sensing element (6) and an amplification circuit (7) for amplifying a signal from the pressure sensing element (6), a temperature sensor (8), and a control electronics board (I 0) connected to the display interface (4), the pressure sensing element (6) and the temperature sensor (8). The invention also relates to a method of calculating time remaining until substantially all gas in a compressed gas cylinder (2) has been depleted, and a method of monitoring that a residual pressure valve of a gas cylinder (2) is operational.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Gareth Pemberton, Chris Phillips, Lee Yates, William Turner, Karel Zmek, Ladislav Stehno, Martin Nadvornik, Andy Tassell
  • Publication number: 20200032913
    Abstract: The invention relates to shut-off valve for controlling flow of a pressurised gas. The shut-off valve comprising a body defining a passage extending between a gas inlet channel and a gas outlet channel, and a sealing element, and an emergency stop mechanism. The sealing element arranged to, in a first position, close the passage, and in a second position, open the passage to allow gas to flow between the gas inlet channel and the gas outlet channel through the passage. The invention also relates to a method for controlling flow of a pressurised gas with a shut-off valve and a method for activating an emergency stop of a shut-off valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Petr Jehlicka, Karel Zmek, Gareth Pemberton
  • Publication number: 20200011450
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shut-off valve for controlling flow of a pressurised gas. The shut-off valve comprises a body defining a passage extending between a gas inlet channel and a gas outlet channel, and a sealing element arranged to, in a first position, close the passage, and in a second position, open the passage to allow gas to flow between the gas inlet channel and the gas outlet channel through the passage. The invention also relates to a method for controlling flow of a pressurised gas by means of a shut-off valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Gareth Pemberton, Petr Jehlicka, Karel Zmek
  • Patent number: D981535
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: GCE HOLDING AB
    Inventors: Karel Zmek, Zdenek Firych
  • Patent number: D1013110
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: GCE HOLDING AB
    Inventor: Karel Zmek
  • Patent number: D1013111
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: GCE HOLDING AB
    Inventor: Karel Zmek
  • Patent number: D1019897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: GCE HOLDING AB
    Inventors: Karel Zmek, Martin Nádvorník, Ladislav Stehno, Gareth Pemberton
  • Patent number: D1025299
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: GCE HOLDING AB
    Inventors: Karel Zmek, Martin Nádvorník, Ladislav Stehno, Gareth Pemberton