Patents by Inventor Reine Smirz

Reine Smirz 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).

  • Moisture absorbent scavenger and vacuum relief device for chemical containers
    Patent number: 7909192
    Abstract: The invention is a vent for use with a container, such as commercial steel pails and drums, and a method for venting containers. The vent has a cap seal with one or more semipermeable membranes covering an orifice in the cap seal. The membrane prevents the passage of at least one atmospheric component, but allows the free passage of air. When a product is filled into the container at an elevated temperature and cools, a vacuum is formed within the container. The resulting vacuum opens a vacuum release device in the vent and pulls air through a hole in the cap seal, which is protected by a micro-porous membrane. The venting of air into the container relieves the vacuum without damage to the container or the product within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Chemtura Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Dempsey, Roland P. Weil, Geeta Govindan, Reine Smirz
  • Moisture absorbent scavenger and vacuum relief device for chemical containers
    Publication number: 20060255001
    Abstract: The invention is a vent for use with a container, such as commercial steel pails and drums, and a method for venting containers. The vent has a cap seal with one or more semipermeable membranes covering an orifice in the cap seal. The membrane prevents the passage of at least one atmospheric component, but allows the free passage of air. When a product is filled into the container at an elevated temperature and cools, a vacuum is formed within the container. The resulting vacuum opens a vacuum release device in the vent and pulls air through a hole in the cap seal, which is protected by a micro-porous membrane. The venting of air into the container relieves the vacuum without damage to the container or the product within the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Dempsey, Roland Weil, Geeta Govindan, Reine Smirz