Patents by Inventor Steven G. Swift

Steven G. Swift 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: 4550743
    Abstract: A bursting disc orientation device comprises a cut-away portion (7) on a predetermined one collar (2) of the bursting disc unit and cooperable with the cut-away portion, a projection (8) e.g. in the form of an arm of an angle bracket (9) secured to the periphery, or integral therewith, of that pipe flange (5) against which the said one collar (2) is required to bear. Thus, the unit can be prevented from being located between the pipe flanges of the bursting disc unit in other than a predetermined orientation in which the projection (8) is located in the cut-away portion (7). This improves the safety of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1985
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey plc
    Inventors: Glenton P. McFarlane, Steven G. Swift