Patents by Inventor Kent A. Herman

Kent A. Herman 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: 20240133746
    Abstract: A photonic thermometer module assembly includes: a sheath; a sheath bottom plug; a sheath top flange; a top sealing flange; a heat exchanger; a photonic thermometer disposed on the heat exchanger such that the photonic thermometer determines a temperature of the sheath; and an optical fiber array in optical communication with the photonic thermometer and that optically couples the photonic thermometer to an exterior environment of the photonic thermometer module assembly, wherein the photonic thermometer module assembly is compatible with International Temperature Scale of 0 (ITS-90) fixed-point cell infrastructure and conventional drywell and oil-bath calibrations, and the photonic thermometer module assembly provides temperature measurements from ?200° C. to +700° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Nikolai Nikolaevich Klimov, Tobias Kent Herman, Zeeshan Ahmed
  • Patent number: 10844627
    Abstract: The invention relates to pocket door hardware. Devices are disclosed that include a plate configured to fit over a surface pull of a pocket door, and members protruding from the plate away from the broad plane of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventor: Kent Herman
  • Publication number: 20160237717
    Abstract: The invention relates to pocket door hardware. Devices are disclosed that include a plate configured to fit over a surface pull of a pocket door, and members protruding from the plate away from the broad plane of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventor: Kent Herman
  • Patent number: 9347240
    Abstract: The invention relates to pocket door hardware. Devices are disclosed that include a plate configured to fit over a surface pull of a pocket door, and members protruding from the plate away from the broad plane of the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Inventor: Kent Herman
  • Publication number: 20150067987
    Abstract: The invention relates to pocket door hardware. Devices are disclosed that include a plate configured to fit over a surface pull of a pocket door, and members protruding from the plate away from the broad plane of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Kent Herman
  • Patent number: D645335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Inventor: Kent A. Herman