Patents by Inventor KEVIN JAMES GANS

KEVIN JAMES GANS 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).

  • Apparatus for the monitoring of floating roof position for storage tank roofs
    Patent number: 8776596
    Abstract: A floating storage tank roof having a roof cover level monitor apparatus uses a flexible rod having a first end in contact with the storage tank cover bottom surface and a second end in contact with a base mounted to the top of the storage tank roof. As the rod flexes the second end of the rod is pushed into a slot within the base and against a resilient member within the slot. Within the slot are disposed proximity switches. As the rod second end sinks into the slot the proximity switches are actuated by mechanical or magnetic means. The spacing of the switches within the slot is calibrated to represent the level of the storage tank roof. A force transducer may also be used in lieu of the switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Inventors: Nikolay Nikolov Tzonev, Dale John Shpak, David William Sime, Kevin James Gans
  • APPARATUS FOR THE MONITORING OF FLOATING ROOF POSITION FOR STORAGE TANK ROOFS
    Publication number: 20120073367
    Abstract: A floating storage tank roof having a roof cover level monitor apparatus uses a flexible rod having a first end in contact with the storage tank cover bottom surface and a second end in contact with a base mounted to the top of the storage tank roof. As the rod flexes the second end of the rod is pushed into a slot within the base and against a resilient member within the slot. Within the slot are disposed proximity switches. As the rod second end sinks into the slot the proximity switches are actuated by mechanical or magnetic means. The spacing of the switches within the slot is calibrated to represent the level of the storage tank roof. A force transducer may also be used in lieu of the switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: NIKOLAY NIKOLOV TZONEV, DALE JOHN SHPAK, DAVID WILLIAM SIME, KEVIN JAMES GANS