Patents by Inventor Samuel R. Boehning

Samuel R. Boehning 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).

  • Vessel closure device with fail safe failure detection means
    Patent number: 11719341
    Abstract: A closure [10] for a cylindrical vessel includes at least one holding means [30] configured to move the closure into a fully closed state, the holding means having a predetermined actuation force or torque to properly close the closure, the closure including one or both of the following failsafe failure detection features: a mechanical fuse [20] having a predetermined load failure force below that of a load failure force of at least one component of the holding means and above that of a predetermined actuation force or torque to properly close the closure; or a block[40] sized to at least partially overlap a pressure warning lock hole [19] of the closure door when the closure is not in the fully closed state and to fully expose the pressure warning lock hole when the closure is in the fully closed state, thereby permitting insertion of a pressure warning lock [17].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: TDW Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua D. Mitchell, William C. Keenan, William J. Tefft, Joseph Alan Morton, Aaron M. Ritchie, Robert Fulton Hendricks, Samuel R. Boehning
  • Vessel Closure Device With Fail Safe Failure Detection Means
    Publication number: 20190366289
    Abstract: A closure [10] for a cylindrical vessel includes at least one holding means [30] configured to move the closure into a fully closed state, the holding means having a predetermined actuation force or torque to properly close the closure, the closure including one or both of the following failsafe failure detection features: a mechanical fuse [20] having a predetermined load failure force below that of a load failure force of at least one component of the holding means and above that of a predetermined actuation force or torque to properly close the closure; or a block[40] sized to at least partially overlap a pressure warning lock hole [19] of the closure door when the closure is not in the fully closed state and to fully expose the pressure warning lock hole when the closure is in the fully closed state, thereby permitting insertion of a pressure warning lock [17].
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Joshua D. Mitchell, William C. Keenan, William J. Tefft, Joseph Alan Morton, Aaron M. Ritchie, Robert Fulton Hendricks, Samuel R. Boehning