Patents by Inventor Kenneth Martin Giovannetti

Kenneth Martin Giovannetti 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).

  • Flame Resistant Hose Construction and Method
    Publication number: 20120186684
    Abstract: A multi-layer flexible hose with at least one vulcanized elastomer layer and an outermost cover layer of a thermoplastic polyurethane strip that is wrapped and thermally fused to form a continuous layer. The wrapping may be helical or longitudinal. The polyurethane includes a high hardness, a softening point at or below the vulcanization temperature, and an intumescent flame retarding additive stable at the vulcanization temperature. The polyurethane cover adheres to the elastomer layer and contributes to the flame resistance required by API 16D or of Lloyd's Register Fire Tests for Flexible Hoses on Offshore Installations OD/1000/499 rev. 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: THE GATES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenneth Martin Giovannetti, James Halfmann, Joe Carmon Haney, Matthew James King, Lance D. Miller, Jonathan Clark Swift, Rodger Leo Thummel