Patents by Inventor Nicholas B. Durrant

Nicholas B. Durrant 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).

  • Conditioned isolation elements and sensor assemblies
    Patent number: 10118257
    Abstract: A method of forming a conditioned isolation element for a sensor assembly comprises subjecting a preformed isolation element structure to at least one thermal annealing process to form a conditioned isolation element structure substantially less susceptible to at least one of hydrogen permeation, hydrogen-based embrittlement, and hydrogen-based stress-cracking. Conditioned isolation elements and sensor assemblies are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Quartzdyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas B. Durrant, G. Scott Brown, K. Robert Harker
  • METHODS OF FORMING A CONDITIONED ISOLATION ELEMENT FOR A SENSOR ASSEMBLY, AND RELATED CONDITIONED ISOLATION ELEMENTS AND SENSOR ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20160138992
    Abstract: A method of forming a conditioned isolation element for a sensor assembly comprises subjecting a preformed isolation element structure to at least one thermal annealing process to form a conditioned isolation element structure substantially less susceptible to at least one of hydrogen permeation, hydrogen-based embrittlement, and hydrogen-based stress-cracking. Conditioned isolation elements and sensor assemblies are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Nicholas B. Durrant, G. Scott Brown, K. Robert Harker