Patents by Inventor Phil ELLIOTT

Phil ELLIOTT 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 releasing a fluid from a pressure vessel assembly
    Patent number: 10612683
    Abstract: A method for releasing a fluid from a pressure vessel assembly, the method including the steps of providing: —a pressure vessel; a piezo electric device; and an electric field generator; arranging the piezo electric device in a sealed relationship with a part of the pressure vessel, thereby providing the pressure vessel assembly, providing a fluid contained within the pressure vessel assembly under pressure, and using the electric field generator to apply an electric field to the piezo electric device, such that the piezo electric device fails, thereby releasing the fluid from the pressure vessel assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Moog Controls Limited
    Inventors: Larry Clayton, Phil Elliott, Pablo Tena Tobajas
  • A METHOD FOR RELEASING A FLUID FROM A PRESSURE VESSEL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180347719
    Abstract: A method for releasing a fluid from a pressure vessel assembly, the method including the steps of providing:—a pressure vessel; a piezo electric device; and an electric field generator; arranging the piezo electric device in a sealed relationship with a part of the pressure vessel, thereby providing the pressure vessel assembly, providing a fluid contained within the pressure vessel assembly under pressure, and using the electric field generator to apply an electric field to the piezo electric device, such that the piezo electric device fails, thereby releasing the fluid from the pressure vessel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Larry CLAYTON, Phil ELLIOTT, Pablo Tena TOBAJAS