Patents by Inventor Peter F. Barry

Peter F. Barry 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).

  • Thermal valve in upstream oil and gas
    Patent number: 9884213
    Abstract: A storage system includes a storage tank adapted to store a fluid therein, a flame arrestor being positioned downstream from the storage tank, a thermal valve being positioned downstream from the flame arrestor, and a flare stack being positioned downstream from and in fluid communication with the thermal valve. An outlet port of the storage tank is in fluid communication with an inlet port of the flame arrestor, and an outlet port of the flame arrestor is in fluid communication with an inlet port of the thermal valve. A flow path is formed between the storage tank and the flare stack via the flame arrestor and the thermal valve. The thermal valve has a cross-sectional area along a direction of the flow path which is substantially vacant of physical detonation-inducing obstructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies Tulsa, LLC
    Inventors: Peter F. Barry, John D. Cockerham, Matthew A. Farris, Samuel S. Garman
  • THERMAL VALVE IN UPSTREAM OIL AND GAS
    Publication number: 20170151451
    Abstract: A storage system includes a storage tank adapted to store a fluid therein, a flame arrestor being positioned downstream from the storage tank, a thermal valve being positioned downstream from the flame arrestor, and a flare stack being positioned downstream from and in fluid communication with the thermal valve. An outlet port of the storage tank is in fluid communication with an inlet port of the flame arrestor, and an outlet port of the flame arrestor is in fluid communication with an inlet port of the thermal valve. A flow path is formed between the storage tank and the flare stack via the flame arrestor and the thermal valve. The thermal valve has a cross-sectional area along a direction of the flow path which is substantially vacant of physical detonation-inducing obstructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: Peter F. Barry, John D. Cockerham, Matthew A. Farris, Samuel S. Garman