Patents by Inventor Owen B. Osmotherley

Owen B. Osmotherley 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).

  • Drying of cavities
    Patent number: 4238067
    Abstract: Water filled cavities are dried by replacing the water with a first liquid which is miscible with water and this is then replaced by a second liquid which is miscible with the first and which has a high vapor pressure. The second liquid is then replaced by a gas. The invention is particularly useful for removing water from between members which are to be explosively welded together underwater so as to improve the quality of the welded joint obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1980
    Assignee: Vickers Limited
    Inventors: Owen B. Osmotherley, John M. Lowes