Patents by Inventor Liam Long

Liam Long 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).

  • SELF-ORIENTING SUCTION WITH BAFFLES FOR FLUID TRANSPORTATION
    Publication number: 20240417052
    Abstract: A fluid transportation apparatus includes a first suction pipe having a first intake opening and a second suction pipe having a second intake opening. The first and second suction pipes are attached to a vessel on opposite sides to move in rolling motion. The first intake opening is disposed in a fluid reservoir at a position lower than the second intake opening and a valve device moves toward a maximally opened position for a first proximal end of the first suction pipe and to move toward a maximally closed position for a second proximal end of the second suction pipe, as the first and second suction pipes move with the vessel in a first rolling direction of the rolling motion. The intake openings reverse roles and the proximal ends reverse roles, as the vessel moves in a second rolling direction of the rolling motion opposite from the first rolling direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: Liam Long, Christian Burzycki, Glen Armstrong, Joseph Camean
  • Self-orienting suction point for fluid transportation
    Patent number: 12071214
    Abstract: A fluid transportation apparatus includes a first suction pipe having a first intake opening and a second suction pipe having a second intake opening. The first and second suction pipes are attached to a vessel on opposite sides to move in rolling motion. The first intake opening is disposed in a fluid reservoir at a position lower than the second intake opening and a valve device moves toward a maximally opened position for a first proximal end of the first suction pipe and to move toward a maximally closed position for a second proximal end of the second suction pipe, as the first and second suction pipes move with the vessel in a first rolling direction of the rolling motion. The intake openings reverse roles and the proximal ends reverse roles, as the vessel moves in a second rolling direction of the rolling motion opposite from the first rolling direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: Liam Long, Christian Burzycki, Glen Armstrong, Joseph Camean
  • SELF-ORIENTING SUCTION POINT FOR FLUID TRANSPORTATION
    Publication number: 20230406472
    Abstract: A fluid transportation apparatus includes a first suction pipe having a first intake opening and a second suction pipe having a second intake opening. The first and second suction pipes are attached to a vessel on opposite sides to move in rolling motion. The first intake opening is disposed in a fluid reservoir at a position lower than the second intake opening and a valve device moves toward a maximally opened position for a first proximal end of the first suction pipe and to move toward a maximally closed position for a second proximal end of the second suction pipe, as the first and second suction pipes move with the vessel in a first rolling direction of the rolling motion. The intake openings reverse roles and the proximal ends reverse roles, as the vessel moves in a second rolling direction of the rolling motion opposite from the first rolling direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: Liam Long, Christian Burzycki, Glen Armstrong, Joseph Camean