Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Henke

Thomas E. Henke 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).

  • Method and apparatus for repairing vessel ports
    Patent number: 5331841
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process and apparatus for repairing a port of a vessel, the port having an inside surface which is damaged. The method and apparatus utilize a liner means for lining the inner surface of the port, a sealed chamber between the lining means and the inner surface of the vessel port, a means of using a gas, preferably an inert gas, to purge the sealed chamber, and a means of monitoring the gas which is purged from the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: Albemarle Corporation
    Inventors: Phillip R. Beaver, James R. Meyer, Thomas E. Henke
  • Method and apparatus for repairing vessels
    Patent number: 5149105
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for sealing a port of a vessel, which apparatus comprises: (a) a seal for forming a gas-tight seal with the port to close off the port, (b) a chamber; and (c) a chamber sweeping gas for sweeping the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1992
    Assignee: Ethyl Corporation
    Inventors: Phillip R. Beaver, Thomas E. Henke, Charles R. Bergen, Cecil P. Loechelt, II