Patents by Inventor Mark S. Lovell

Mark S. Lovell 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 testing a stored gas container
    Publication number: 20080060415
    Abstract: A method is provided for assessing whether a container (12) for a stored gas can maintain a predetermined gas pressure. The method includes the steps of: producing a magnetic field with an inductive heating element (19, 35); placing the container (12) containing a quantity of the stored gas in the magnetic field; inductively heating the container (12) to elevate the pressure of the stored gas to an elevated pressure greater than the predetermined gas pressure; and thereafter testing the container (12) for an indication of potential inability of the container to maintain the stored gas at the predetermined gas pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: William B. Butler, Mark S. Lovell, Christopher J. Ruf, Barry F. Shaffer, Dennis L. Paschall