Patents by Inventor Mark Duane Briggs

Mark Duane Briggs 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).

  • V-panel filters
    Patent number: 9205359
    Abstract: A V-panel filter apparatus and method of construction are provided. The method includes flowing curable potting material into a recess portion of an end cap, positioning first end edge surfaces of first and second filter panels into the contained potting material, and curing the potting material with the first and second filter panels positioned to diverge away from the end cap to define a V-shaped configuration. The method may include flowing curable potting material into a recess portion of a first side plate, positioning edge surfaces of the first and second filter panels into the contained potting material, and curing the potting material. Such steps may be repeated in relation to a second side plate and a header member. By utilizing a pot-and-place sealing methodology, improved seal interfaces are realized. Stability and construction advantages may be provided by snap-fit features of the header member and first and second side plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Kelmartin, Wai Sing Poon, Mark Duane Briggs, Matthew Robert Gessner, Ryder William Pingry, Shawn Patrick Riley, Stephen Robb, Kenneth Stephen Zukor
  • V-Panel Filters
    Publication number: 20140096493
    Abstract: A V-panel filter apparatus and method of construction are provided. The method includes flowing curable potting material into a recess portion of an end cap, positioning first end edge surfaces of first and second filter panels into the contained potting material, and curing the potting material with the first and second filter panels positioned to diverge away from the end cap to define a V-shaped configuration. The method may include flowing curable potting material into a recess portion of a first side plate, positioning edge surfaces of the first and second filter panels into the contained potting material, and curing the potting material. Such steps may be repeated in relation to a second side plate and a header member. By utilizing a pot-and-place sealing methodology, improved seal interfaces are realized. Stability and construction advantages may be provided by snap-fit features of the header member and first and second side plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas P. Kelmartin, Wal Sing Poon, Mark Duane Briggs, Matthew Robert Gessner, Ryder William Pingry, Shawn Patrick Riley, Stephen Robb, Kenneth Stephen Zukor