Patents by Inventor Rudolph Caparros

Rudolph Caparros 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).

  • Publication number: 20080112785
    Abstract: An assembly for loading and unloading supply cylinders containing a hazardous fluid substance into and out of a secondary containment vessel having a substantially horizontal tubular side wall with a vessel longitudinal axis and a vessel closed end with a vessel end wall opposite a vessel open end, the vessel open end being fitted with a vessel hinged door includes a substantially horizontal roller track for positioning substantially co-axially in front of and spaced outwardly from the vessel open end, the roller track including a receiving segment having a receiving segment forward end directed toward the vessel open end and having an opposing receiving segment rearward end, and including a track bridge segment pivotally mounted at the receiving segment forward end, for pivoting from non-deployed position to a substantially horizontal deployed position in which the bridge segment extends substantially from the receiving segment forward end to the vessel open end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventor: Rudolph Caparros
  • Patent number: 6742550
    Abstract: A secondary containment cap apparatus for a turret of a hazardous fluid primary container having a primary container wall with a primary container turret opening having a turret opening perimeter wall, the secondary containment cap apparatus including a valve mounting plate extending over and covering the turret opening in sealing relation with the perimeter wall, the valve mounting plate having at least one valve port fitted with a fluid passing container valve; a containment cap including a cap wall with a concave cap interior and a cap abutment port, the cap abutment port having a cap abutment port rim, the containment cap being secured onto the valve mounting plate so that the container cap covers and encloses the fluid passing container valve, the cap abutment port rim being sealingly retained to the valve mounting plate; and a cap attachment structure securing the valve mounting plate to the perimeter wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Inventor: Rudolph Caparros
  • Patent number: 6684899
    Abstract: An apparatus for safely delivering a hazardous fluid substance to a receiving structure includes first and second supply cylinders containing the fluid substance and each supply cylinder having a supply cylinder release port; a high pressure containment vessel having a vessel wall and being sized to receive and safely enclose the first and second supply cylinders; a high pressure first tube extending from each of the first and second supply cylinders, and in fluid communication with the supply cylinder release ports and extending to and being in fluid communication with a vessel port in the vessel wall; and a vessel valve in fluid communication with each of the first tube for controlling delivery of the fluid substance from the first and second supply cylinders and from the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Inventor: Rudolph Caparros
  • Publication number: 20030037816
    Abstract: An apparatus for safely delivering a hazardous fluid substance to a receiving structure includes first and second supply cylinders containing the fluid substance and each supply cylinder having a supply cylinder release port; a high pressure containment vessel having a vessel wall and being sized to receive and safely enclose the first and second supply cylinders; a high pressure first tube extending from each of the first and second supply cylinders, and in fluid communication with the supply cylinder release ports and extending to and being in fluid communication with a vessel port in the vessel wall; and a vessel valve in fluid communication with each of the first tube for controlling delivery of the fluid substance from the first and second supply cylinders and from the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventor: Rudolph Caparros
  • Publication number: 20020148530
    Abstract: A secondary containment cap apparatus for a turret of a hazardous fluid primary container having a primary container wall with a primary container turret opening having a turret opening perimeter wall, the secondary containment cap apparatus including a valve mounting plate extending over and covering the turret opening in sealing relation with the perimeter wall, the valve mounting plate having at least one valve port fitted with a fluid passing container valve; a containment cap including a cap wall with a concave cap interior and a cap abutment port, the cap abutment port having a cap abutment port rim, the containment cap being secured onto the valve mounting plate so that the container cap covers and encloses the fluid passing container valve, the cap abutment port rim being sealingly retained to the valve mounting plate; and a cap attachment structure securing the valve mounting plate to the perimeter wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventor: Rudolph Caparros
  • Publication number: 20020005225
    Abstract: A secondary containment cap apparatus is provided for securing to a primary container containing a hazardous fluid, the primary container having a primary container wall with a primary container hazardous fluid passing port and a primary container wall exterior surface, the secondary containment cap apparatus including a cap wall defining a concave cap interior and a cap abutment port, the cap abutment port having a cap port rim, the cap abutment port and cap port rim being configured to fit closely against and follow the primary container wall in sealing relation with the primary container wall exterior surface and thereby to enclose a region of the primary container wall exterior surface to provide secondary containment over the region of the primary container wall exterior surface; a mechanism for controlled release of the fluid through the cap wall; and a mechanism for securing the cap wall to the primary container so that the cap port rim sealingly abuts the primary container wall exterior surface, such
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventor: Rudolph Caparros
  • Patent number: 6302166
    Abstract: A secondary containment cap apparatus is provided for securing to a primary container containing a hazardous fluid, the primary container having a primary container wall with a primary container hazardous fluid passing port and a primary container wall exterior surface, the secondary containment cap apparatus including a cap wall defining a concave cap interior and a cap abutment port, the cap abutment port having a cap port rim, the cap abutment port and cap port rim being configured to fit closely against and follow the primary container wall in sealing relation with the primary container wall exterior surface and thereby to enclose a region of the primary container wall exterior surface to provide secondary containment over the region of the primary container wall exterior surface; a mechanism for controlled release of the fluid through the cap wall; and a mechanism for securing the cap wall to the primary container so that the cap port rim rests against the primary container wall exterior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Inventor: Rudolph Caparros
  • Patent number: 5819787
    Abstract: An apparatus for safely delivering a hazardous fluid substance to a receiving structure includes a supply cylinder containing a hazardous fluid substance and having a supply cylinder release port; a high pressure containment vessel having a vessel wall and a vessel receiving end, for receiving and safely enclosing the supply cylinder; a conduit structure in fluid communication with the supply cylinder and with the receiving structure for delivering the hazardous fluid substance from the supply cylinder into the receiving structure; and a supply cylinder loading structure for loading the supply cylinder into the containment vessel, including a containment vessel pivoting assembly having a structure for tilting the containment vessel into a substantially horizontal position and a supply cylinder pivoting assembly having a structure for tilting the supply cylinder into a substantially horizontal position for sliding the supply cylinder into the vessel receiving end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Inventor: Rudolph Caparros
  • Patent number: 5607384
    Abstract: An apparatus for safely delivering a hazardous fluid substance to a receiving structure includes a supply cylinder containing the fluid substance and having a supply cylinder release port; a high pressure containment vessel having a vessel wall, for receiving and safely enclosing the supply cylinder; a high pressure first tube extending from, and in fluid communication with, the supply cylinder release port to a vessel port in the vessel wall; and a vessel valve in fluid communication with the first tube for controlling delivery of the fluid substance from the supply cylinder and from the vessel. The vessel valve preferably includes a fluid substance sensing valve assembly mounted in the vessel port, for automatically shutting off the flow of the fluid substance at the vessel port upon detection of the fluid substances outside the containment vessel. The vessel valve preferably includes a reduced orifice controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Inventor: Rudolph Caparros