Patents by Inventor Ralph J. Panno

Ralph J. Panno 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).

  • Patent number: 5156887
    Abstract: A method for injecting a chemical barrier into a surface aperture is provided. The method provides a vacuum to a work site to evacuate the air from the work site. Then, an injector head is located and retained at the work site. The injector head has a gasket that forms a seal around the work site. Pressurized fluid is conveyed to the work site through a first conduit in the injector head. Any unused fluid is conveyed away from the work site by a second conduit in the injector head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: General Dynamics Corporation
    Inventors: Mark K. Addison, William F. Campbell, Ralph J. Panno
  • Patent number: 5073224
    Abstract: A barrier injection apparatus for injecting a barrier at a site characterized by a holder for holding the apparatus in place against the force of injection; at least one injector for injecting a medium for a barrier at the injections site when in place; respective conduit system extending from the storage unit, and including a pump for inducing pressure onto the medium, to the injection site for injecting the medium at the injection site under pressure; storage unit for storing the medium at atmospheric pressure and being connected with a suction side of a pump that will introduce pressure; a second conduit connected with the barrier injection apparatus and adapted to remove unused medium from the site, an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the injectors to a correct distance; and a gasket sealingly surrounding the injection site for constraining the medium to flow into the site under pressure and insulate the medium from a holding mechanism. Also disclosed are specific preferred embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1991
    Assignee: General Dynamics Corporation
    Inventors: Mark K. Addison, William F. Campbell, Ralph J. Panno