Patents by Inventor Travis Darrell Hopkins

Travis Darrell Hopkins 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: 8061199
    Abstract: A measurement system having a first and second seal to create a sealed interface with a fluid and further having a rupturable barrier configured to relieve pressure when the pressure imparted to the first seal is less than the pressure imparted to the second seal, is disclosed. More particularly, the pressure relief element, which may be a rupturable barrier, is configured and positioned so that the second seal pressure limit is less than the first seal pressure limit. The primary elements of the system include the system housing, a sensing element having a first seal, with the sensing element within the housing, a second seal in fluid communication with the first seal, and a barrier that is rupturable when the pressure on the first seal is less than the pressure on the second seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Ametek, Inc.
    Inventors: Jules Joseph DiRienzo, Jr., Kevin G. Hafer, John Emiljan Naghski, Travis Darrell Hopkins
  • Publication number: 20090315278
    Abstract: Embodiments of systems include primary and secondary seals, and pressure-relief devices that are configured and positioned so that the secondary seals can have maximum rated capacities substantially less than those of the primary seals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: AMETEK, INC.
    Inventors: Jules Joseph DiRienzo, JR., Kevin G. Hafer, John Emiljan Naghski, Travis Darrell Hopkins