Patents by Inventor Katherine Madden

Katherine Madden 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).

  • Device and method for maintaining a static seal of a high pressure pump
    Publication number: 20050074350
    Abstract: A pressure enclosure includes a first component having an opening, a second component coupled to the first component in a position over the opening, a third component positioned between the first and second components and covering the opening, and a load chamber defined by a space between the second and third components and configured such that pressure in the load chamber biases the third component against the first component to seal the opening. The pressure enclosure may be a cylinder of a pump for pressurizing fluid or gas, with the first component a cylinder body, the second component an end cap and the third component a valve body, with the load chamber biasing the valve body against the cylinder body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Applicant: Flow International Corporation
    Inventors: Chidambaram Raghavan, Kraig Kostohris, Katherine Madden, Shawn Callahan, Sigurd Mordre, Mohamed Hashish, Olivier Tremoulet