Patents by Inventor Richard J. Klima

Richard J. Klima 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: 11306838
    Abstract: A pilot-operated pressure relief valve nozzle assembly and associated systems and methods are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the nozzle assembly includes a body having an elongate shaft with an inner lumen extending therein and a flange at one end of the elongate shaft and having an annular notch formed therein. The annular notch is configured to seat an annular ring, and the annular notch includes an annular groove formed therein that enables communication between a first bore extending through the flange from the inner lumen to the annular groove and a second bore extending through the annular ring, thus allow the first and second bores to be radially offset from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: DRESSER, LLC
    Inventors: Richard J. Klimas, Jr., Rajesh Krithivasan, Orie Woodman Van Doran, Vigneshwar Shaliwan Wali
  • Publication number: 20210301935
    Abstract: A pilot-operated pressure relief valve nozzle assembly and associated systems and methods are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the nozzle assembly includes a body having an elongate shaft with an inner lumen extending therein and a flange at one end of the elongate shaft and having an annular notch formed therein. The annular notch is configured to seat an annular ring, and the annular notch includes an annular groove formed therein that enables communication between a first bore extending through the flange from the inner lumen to the annular groove and a second bore extending through the annular ring, thus allow the first and second bores to be radially offset from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Richard J. Klimas, JR., Rajesh Krithivasan, Orie Woodman Van Doran, Vigneshwar Shaliwan Wali
  • Patent number: 6899151
    Abstract: A nozzle is provided for a fleet fuel dispensing system. The nozzle includes an input port that is adapted to receive fuel through a fuel supply hose, and a spout that is configured to dispense fuel into a fuel entry receptacle of a vehicle. A valve assembly is configured to couple the input port with the spout, and is further configured to selectively facilitate the passage of fuel from the input port to the spout. A status light is associated with the nozzle and includes a single LED that is connected with a fleet management system. The status light is configured to selectively illuminate as directed by a fleet management system. The illumination provides information as to whether a vehicle is authorized to receive fuel from the spout. A fuel dispensing system having such a nozzle is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter G. Latka, Richard J. Klima, Ian Francis Jarvie
  • Patent number: D987032
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Dresser, LLC
    Inventors: Richard J. Klimas, Rajesh Krithivasan, Orie Woodman Van Doran, Vigneshwar Shaliwan Wali