Patents by Inventor Robert J. Maddox

Robert J. Maddox 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: 8468839
    Abstract: A portable liquid oxygen (PLOX) unit and method of filling. The LOX unit includes a LOX container. An inlet line communicates LOX from a LOX supply to an the LOX container, and an outlet line communicates LOX from the LOX container ultimately for consumption by a user. A vent line communicate the interior of the LOX container to ambient atmosphere. A vent valve is coupled to the vent line to selectively communicate the LOX container to the ambient atmosphere. An auto shutoff assembly is associated with vent line to substantially block the vent line when the LOX in the LOX container reaches a predetermined level. A reset element associated with the auto shutoff assembly causes at least a portion of the auto shutoff assembly to unblock the vent line for subsequent filling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: RIC Investments, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Whitcher, Robert J. Maddox, Jr., Joseph T. Dolensky
  • Patent number: 8167988
    Abstract: A multi-chamber canister for a pressure swing absorption system within a general housing assembly. The chambers include a first molecular sieve chamber for receiving a first molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas and at least a second molecular sieve chamber disposed within the housing assembly for receiving a second molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas component. Furthermore, a supply chamber is disposed within the housing for receiving air from the ambient environment and for communicating air to either first or second molecular sieve chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Ric Investments, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph T. Dolensky, Robert J. Maddox, Jr., Robert W. Murdoch
  • Publication number: 20110154990
    Abstract: A multi-chamber canister for a pressure swing absorption system within a general housing assembly. The chambers include a first molecular sieve chamber for receiving a first molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas and at least a second molecular sieve chamber disposed within the housing assembly for receiving a second molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas component. Furthermore, a supply chamber is disposed within the housing for receiving air from the ambient environment and for communicating air to either first or second molecular sieve chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph T. DOLENSKY, ROBERT J. MADDOX, JR., ROBERT W. MURDOCH
  • Patent number: 7918925
    Abstract: A multi-chamber canister for a pressure swing absorption system within a general housing assembly. The chambers include a first molecular sieve chamber for receiving a first molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas and at least a second molecular sieve chamber disposed within the housing assembly for receiving a second molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas component. Furthermore, a supply chamber is disposed within the housing for receiving air from the ambient environment and for communicating air to either first or second molecular sieve chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: RIC Investments, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph T. Dolensky, Robert J. Maddox, Jr., Robert W. Murdoch
  • Publication number: 20100275782
    Abstract: A multi-chamber canister for a pressure swing absorption system within a general housing assembly. The chambers include a first molecular sieve chamber for receiving a first molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas and at least a second molecular sieve chamber disposed within the housing assembly for receiving a second molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas component. Furthermore, a supply chamber is disposed within the housing for receiving air from the ambient environment and for communicating air to either first or second molecular sieve chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: RIC INVESTMENTS, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph T. DOLENSKY, ROBERT J. MADDOX, JR., ROBERT W. MURDOCH
  • Patent number: 7780769
    Abstract: A multi-chamber canister for a pressure swing absorption system within a general housing assembly. The chambers include a first molecular sieve chamber for receiving a first molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas and at least a second molecular sieve chamber disposed within the housing assembly for receiving a second molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas component. Furthermore, a supply chamber is disposed within the housing for receiving air from the ambient environment and for communicating air to either first or second molecular sieve chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Ric Investments, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph T. Dolensky, Robert J. Maddox, Jr., Robert W. Murdoch
  • Patent number: 7682429
    Abstract: A multi-chamber canister for a pressure swing absorption system within a general housing assembly. The chambers include a first molecular sieve chamber for receiving a first molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas and at least a second molecular sieve chamber disposed within the housing assembly for receiving a second molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas component. Furthermore, a supply chamber is disposed within the housing for receiving air from the ambient environment and for communicating air to either first or second molecular sieve chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: RIC Investments, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph T. Dolensky, Robert J. Maddox, Jr., Robert W. Murdoch
  • Patent number: 7429289
    Abstract: A multi-chamber canister for a pressure swing absorption system within a general housing assembly. The chambers include a first molecular sieve chamber for receiving a first molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas and at least a second molecular sieve chamber disposed within the housing assembly for receiving a second molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas component. Furthermore, a supply chamber is disposed within the housing for receiving air from the ambient environment and for communicating air to either first or second molecular sieve chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: RIC Investments, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph T. Dolensky, Robert J. Maddox, Jr., Robert W. Murdoch
  • Patent number: 7427315
    Abstract: A multi-chamber canister for a pressure swing absorption system within a general housing assembly. The chambers include a first molecular sieve chamber for receiving a first molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas and at least a second molecular sieve chamber disposed within the housing assembly for receiving a second molecular sieve for separating air from the ambient environment into a concentrated gas component. Furthermore, a supply chamber is disposed within the housing for receiving air from the ambient environment and for communicating air to either first or second molecular sieve chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: RIC Investments, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph T. Dolensky, Robert J. Maddox, Jr., Robert W. Murdoch
  • Publication number: 20080178610
    Abstract: A portable liquid oxygen (PLOX) unit and method of filling. The LOX unit includes a LOX container. An inlet line communicates LOX from a LOX supply to an the LOX container, and an outlet line communicates LOX from the LOX container ultimately for consumption by a user. A vent line communicate the interior of the LOX container to ambient atmosphere. A vent valve is coupled to the vent line to selectively communicate the LOX container to the ambient atmosphere. An auto shutoff assembly is associated with vent line to substantially block the vent line when the LOX in the LOX container reaches a predetermined level. A reset element associated with the auto shutoff assembly causes at least a portion of the auto shutoff assembly to unblock the vent line for subsequent filling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Douglas Whitcher, Robert J. Maddox, Joseph T. Dolensky
  • Patent number: 7153107
    Abstract: A muffler assembly for a compressor that suppresses noise that would otherwise escape from the inlet of the compressor during its operation. The muffler assembly includes an intake conduit that has an inlet portion, an outlet portion adapted to couple to an inlet of a compressor, a longitudinal axis defined between the inlet portion and the outlet portion, and a passage defined through the intake conduit generally parallel to the longitudinal axis. A baffle is disposed in the intake conduit generally traversing the passage. The baffle is defined in a plane that is disposed at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. An opening is defined at least partially by the baffle and disposed generally proximate to the outlet portion of the intake conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: RIC Investments, LLC
    Inventor: Robert J. Maddox, Jr.
  • Patent number: D568998
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: RIC Investments, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph T. Dolensky, Jeremy Blair, Don Griffin, Douglas Whitcher, Robert J. Maddox, Jr.