Patents by Inventor Stephen F. McJones

Stephen F. McJones 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).

  • Reinforced tube joint
    Patent number: 6250689
    Abstract: A reinforced tube joint formed by a first tube having an end portion; a stress collar fitted, with an interference fit, about the first tube so that the end portion of the first tube extends beyond the stress collar; and a second tube having an end rigidly connected to both the stress collar and the end portion of the first tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventors: Stephen F. McJones, Joseph U. Tleimat, J. William Jones
  • Floating roof tank with sealed gauging pole
    Patent number: H1770
    Abstract: A floating roof tank is provided having a fixed vertical pole disposed through an opening in the floating roof. The vertical pole serves as both a gauging pole and an anti-rotational pole. The gauging pole is perforated to allow the free flow of liquid into and out of the gauging pole. A float is disposed within the gauging pole. The float has a pair of spaced-apart seals which effectively prevent the escape of vapor from within the tank through the gauging pole. Other seals effectively prevent the escape of vapor from within the tank around the periphery of the gauging pole and around the periphery of the roof itself. The gauging pole, in combination with the double sealed float, provides the operator of the tank with the ability to sample the tank from the top of the gauging pole, rather than having to stand on the floating roof itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Inventors: Stephen F. McJones, Robert J. Middlemore, Richard Zelenkow