Patents by Inventor Thomas Bethell Oliver

Thomas Bethell Oliver 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: 6736162
    Abstract: A repairable pressure relief valve having a valve body that forms an internal fluted surface provides improved field repairability. The internal, fluted surface is adapted to mate with a removal tool. A valve assembly is slidably mounted in the valve housing and slides under excess pressure to vent vapor from a vessel, such as a tank. The valve body has a first seating surface for mating with a second seating surface on the valve assembly when the valve plug is in the closed position. The relief valve has a seal for sealing an interface between the valve plug and the housing and a removable cap mounted proximate to the valve plug for mechanically supporting the seal. The cap can be removed and the seal can be replaced without extensive disassembly of the valve, thereby eliminating the requirement of re-calibration after a repair has been made.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Fisher Controls International, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Roger Schimnowski, Jeffrey Lynn Cole, Thomas Bethell Oliver
  • Publication number: 20030188784
    Abstract: A repairable pressure relief valve having a valve body that forms an internal fluted surface provides improved field repairability. The internal, fluted surface is adapted to mate with a removal tool. A valve assembly is slidably mounted in the valve housing and slides under excess pressure to vent vapor from a vessel, such as a tank. The valve body has a first seating surface for mating with a second seating surface on the valve assembly when the valve plug is in the closed position. The relief valve has a seal for sealing an interface between the valve plug and the housing and a removable cap mounted proximate to the valve plug for mechanically supporting the seal. The cap can be removed and the seal can be replaced without extensive disassembly of the valve, thereby eliminating the requirement of re-calibration after a repair has been made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Kenneth Roger Schimnowski, Jeffrey Lynn Cole, Thomas Bethell Oliver