Patents by Inventor Kenneth Stiens

Kenneth Stiens 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).

  • Asphalt loading arm
    Patent number: 8789564
    Abstract: This asphalt loading arm is for dispensing fluids from a storage tank to a receiving tank. The loading arm includes an overfill probe to prevent overfilling during transfer from one tank in loading lanes at asphalt terminals. The overfill probe is a rapid temperature response probe. The rapid response temperature probe that has a very fast response time. Placing a transmitter on the probe uniquely allows a PLC to collect data from the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Marathon Petroleum Company LP
    Inventors: Thomas Jividen, R. Benjamin Hill, Kenneth Stiens
  • Asphalt loading arm
    Publication number: 20120186696
    Abstract: This asphalt loading arm is for dispensing fluids from a storage tank to a receiving tank. The loading arm includes an overfill probe to prevent overfilling during transfer from one tank in loading lanes at asphalt terminals. The overfill probe is a rapid temperature response probe. The rapid response temperature probe that has a very fast response time. Placing a transmitter on the probe uniquely allows a PLC to collect data from the probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Jividen, R. Benjamin Hill, Kenneth Stiens