Patents by Inventor Kevin K. OVERSBY

Kevin K. OVERSBY 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).

  • Method for delivering a fluid stored in liquefied form to an end user in gaseous form
    Patent number: 11149693
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for storing a fluid in a storage vessel in liquefied form and delivering it in gaseous form to an end user through a supply line. The system comprises a pressure relief circuit for returning the fluid from the supply line to the vessel when predetermined conditions are met. The pressure relief circuit comprises a return line connected to the supply line and the storage vessel, a diversion line to divert the fluid elsewhere and a switching device operable to direct the fluid to either one of the lines, as a function of predetermined conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: WESTPORT FUEL SYSTEMS CANADA INC.
    Inventor: Kevin K. Oversby
  • METHOD FOR DELIVERING A FLUID STORED IN LIQUEFIED FORM TO AN END USER IN GASEOUS FORM
    Publication number: 20190293029
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for storing a fluid in a storage vessel in liquefied form and delivering it in gaseous form to an end user through a supply line. The system comprises a pressure relief circuit for returning the fluid from the supply line to the vessel when predetermined conditions are met. The pressure relief circuit comprises a return line connected to the supply line and the storage vessel, a diversion line to divert the fluid elsewhere and a switching device operable to direct the fluid to either one of the lines, as a function of predetermined conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventor: Kevin K. OVERSBY
  • System for delivering a fluid stored in liquefied form to an end user in gaseous form
    Patent number: 10344714
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for storing a fluid in a storage vessel in liquefied form and delivering it in gaseous form to an end user through a supply line. The system comprises a pressure relief circuit for returning the fluid from the supply line to the vessel when predetermined conditions are met. The pressure relief circuit comprises a return line connected to the supply line and the storage vessel, a diversion line to divert the fluid elsewhere and a switching device operable to direct the fluid to either one of the lines, as a function of predetermined conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: WESTPORT POWER INC.
    Inventor: Kevin K. Oversby
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING A FLUID STORED IN LIQUEFIED FORM TO AN END USER IN GASEOUS FORM
    Publication number: 20160265478
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for storing a fluid in a storage vessel in liquefied form and delivering it in gaseous form to an end user through a supply line. The system comprises a pressure relief circuit for returning the fluid from the supply line to the vessel when predetermined conditions are met. The pressure relief circuit comprises a return line connected to the supply line and the storage vessel, a diversion line to divert the fluid elsewhere and a switching device operable to direct the fluid to either one of the lines, as a function of predetermined conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Kevin K. OVERSBY