Patents by Inventor Simon Gass

Simon Gass 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: 9513640
    Abstract: A fill valve (200) adapted for use with a pressurized fluid container includes a fill port (112) configured to be in fluidic communication with the pressurized fluid container and a fill valve member (201) configured for selectively blocking the fill port (112) and configured to be non-openable after the fill valve member (201) has been moved to a blocking position that substantially closes the fill port (112). The fill valve member (201) includes a valve member body (210) and a break-away head (220) joined to the valve member body (210) by a breakable neck (228). The breakable neck (228) is configured to break when the fill valve member (201) is moved to a substantially fully closed position in the fill port (112).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Norgren Limited
    Inventors: Jacek Tarczewski, Richard Edwards, Simon Gass
  • Patent number: 9069360
    Abstract: An outlet valve (700) adapted for use with a pressurized fluid container includes an outlet valve chamber (701) including an upper groove (722) and a lower groove (725), an outlet valve member (760) configured to move between substantially open and substantially closed positions in the outlet valve chamber (701), and a non-return member (780) configured to be retained in one of the upper groove (722) or the lower groove (725) in a snap-fit arrangement. When the non-return member (780) is retained in the upper groove (722) the non-return member (780) does not contact the outlet valve member (760). When the non-return member (780) is retained in the lower groove (725) the non-return member (780) blocks the outlet valve member (760) in the substantially open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Norgren Limited
    Inventors: Jacek Tarczewski, Richard Edwards, Simon Gass
  • Publication number: 20150114227
    Abstract: A gas/liquid separator (120) is provided. The gas/liquid separator (120) includes a separator shell (121) forming an internal chamber (125), a neck (128) formed in an end of the separator shell (121), a separator tube (126) extending into the separator shell (121), with a proximal end (131) forming an output port (123) and with a distal end (132) extending into the internal chamber (125), and an input port (122) formed between the separator tube (126) and the neck (128). The distal end (132) of the separator tube (126) is located in a central interior region of the separator shell (121) wherein liquid phase material accumulates in the internal chamber (125) and is not drawn out of the gas/liquid separator (120) by the separator tube (126).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Norgren Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Brooks, Richard Edwards, Simon Gass
  • Publication number: 20130299024
    Abstract: A fill valve (200) adapted for use with a pressurized fluid container includes a fill port (112) configured to be in fluidic communication with the pressurized fluid container and a fill valve member (201) configured for selectively blocking the fill port (112) and configured to be non-openable after the fill valve member (201) has been moved to a blocking position that substantially closes the fill port (112). The fill valve member (201) includes a valve member body (210) and a break-away head (220) joined to the valve member body (210) by a breakable neck (228). The breakable neck (228) is configured to break when the fill valve member (201) is moved to a substantially fully closed position in the fill port (112).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: NORGREN LIMITED
    Inventors: Jacek Tarczewski, Richard Edwards, Simon Gass
  • Publication number: 20130291953
    Abstract: A pressure regulator (500) is provided. The pressure regulator (500) comprises a housing (503), a fluid inlet (508) to receive a pressurized fluid at an inlet pressure, and a fluid outlet (510) to output the pressurized fluid at a regulated pressure. The pressure regulator (500) further includes a regulating piston (504) movable within the housing (503) to provide fluid communication between the fluid inlet (508) and the fluid outlet (510). The regulating piston (504) includes a first end (505) comprising a first cross-sectional width (D,) in fluid communication with the fluid inlet (508) and a second end (509) comprising a second cross-sectional width (D2) in fluid communication with the fluid outlet (510). The first and second cross-sectional widths (D15 D2) are sized such that the regulated pressure at the fluid outlet (510) is correlated to the inlet pressure at the fluid inlet (508).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Norgren Limited
    Inventors: Jacek Tarczewski, Richard Edwards, Simon Gass, Vishal Sharma
  • Publication number: 20130284957
    Abstract: An outlet valve (700) adapted for use with a pressurized fluid container includes an outlet valve chamber (701) including an upper groove (722) and a lower groove (725), an outlet valve member (760) configured to move between substantially open and substantially closed positions in the outlet valve chamber (701), and a non-return member (780) configured to be retained in one of the upper groove (722) or the lower groove (725) in a snap-fit arrangement. When the non-return member (780) is retained in the upper groove (722) the non-return member (780) does not contact the outlet valve member (760). When the non-return member (780) is retained in the lower groove (725) the non-return member (780) blocks the outlet valve member (760) in the substantially open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Norgren Limited
    Inventors: Jacek Tarczewski, Richard Edwards, Simon Gass