Patents by Inventor Larry Junior Burkhalter

Larry Junior Burkhalter 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).

  • Flow through tube plug
    Patent number: 7252138
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the repair of damaged tubes, such as heat exchanger tubes, comprising inserting a flow through plug into the damaged heat exchanger tube. The flow through plug is tapered and creates a press fit when inserted within the heat exchanger tube. The flow through plug has an aperture along its axis, thus allowing for flow lengthwise through the flow through plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Rohm and Haas Company
    Inventors: Larry Junior Burkhalter, Michael Stanley DeCourcy, Stephan Kenneth Weinberg, Keith Frederick Briegel
  • Flow through tube plug
    Publication number: 20060096736
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the repair of damaged tubes, such as heat exchanger tubes, comprising inserting a flow through plug into the damaged heat exchanger tube. The flow through plug is tapered and creates a press fit when inserted within the heat exchanger tube. The flow through plug has an aperture along its axis, thus allowing for flow lengthwise through the flow through plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Larry Junior Burkhalter, Michael Stanley DeCourcy, Stephan Kenneth Weinberg, Keith Frederick Briegel