Patents by Inventor Leon James Bryan

Leon James Bryan 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).

  • Patent number: 6439619
    Abstract: A pipe connection includes a longitudinally extending first pipe portion having an annular first flange at a first distal end of the first pipe and a longitudinally extending second pipe portion having an annular second flange at a second distal end of the second pipe. One of the flanges is a male flange and the other of the flanges is a female flange. The male flange has a ring shaped male wall longitudinally extending from a longitudinally facing flat surface of the male flange. The female flange has a ring shaped female wall longitudinally extending from a longitudinally facing first flat surface of the female flange. The male and female walls are shaped and sized such that the male wall is received within the female wall. A detent is formed from, in, and extending radially away from a first one of the walls toward a second one of the walls. A notch extends radially into the second one of the walls and is sized and shaped to receive the detent therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Michael Ralph Storage, Leon James Bryan, David Lee Graham