Patents by Inventor Sean P. Titus

Sean P. Titus 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).

  • Fire suppression or explosion protection system having a manual actuator for an electrically responsive initiator or gas-generating cartridge activator
    Patent number: 5816330
    Abstract: A fire suppression or explosion protection system is having a manual actuator for an electrically responsive initiator or gas-generating cartridge activator. The manually operated actuator (10) for triggering the electrically responsive initiator (26) or gas-generating cartridge activator (17) includes a shaft (46), for generating a current for delivery to the initiator (26) or cartridge activator (17) when the shaft (46) is rotated; a manually moveable handle (38) shiftable between first and second positions at any desired speed; and structure (40) operably coupling the handle (38) with the shaft (46) for rotating the shaft (46) at a selected speed when the handle (38) is shifted between the first and second positions regardless of the speed at which the handle (38) is shifted for generating a current pulse of a selected magnitude for triggering the initiator (26) or gas-generating cartridge activator (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Fike Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory J. Billiard, Bradford T. Stilwell, Sean P. Titus
  • Fire suppression or explosion protection system having a manual actuator for an electrically responsive initiator or gas-generating cartridge activator
    Patent number: 5718294
    Abstract: A fire suppression or explosion protection system is having a manual actuator for an electrically responsive initiator or gas-generating cartridge activator. The manually operated actuator (10) for triggering the electrically responsive initiator (26) or gas-generating cartridge activator (17) includes a shaft (46), for generating a current for delivery to the initiator (26) or cartridge activator (17) when the shaft (46) is rotated; a manually moveable handle (38) shiftable between first and second positions at any desired speed; and structure (40) operably coupling the handle (38) with the shaft (46) for rotating the shaft (46) at a selected speed when the handle (38) is shifted between the first and second positions regardless of the speed at which the handle (38) is shifted for generating a current pulse of a selected magnitude for triggering the initiator (26) or gas-generating cartridge activator (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Fike Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory J. Billiard, Bradford T. Stilwell, Sean P. Titus, Edward Charles Ellis, Jr.