Patents by Inventor Valerie Yoder

Valerie Yoder 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).

  • Modular port system and replacement method thereof
    Publication number: 20050278838
    Abstract: A chemical or biological containment apparatus having a seal to contain contaminants in an inside thereof from passing to an outside, including an outer envelope; a port disposed in the envelope, the port including an outer portion having a circumferential portion extending away from the envelope and a flange extending from the circumferential portion and attached to the envelope, and an inner portion. The inner portion includes a circumferential surface corresponding to the circumferential portion, a plurality of grooves formed in the circumferential surface, and a plurality of O-rings respectively received in the grooves to form the seal with the outer portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Applicant: Alion Science and Technology
    Inventors: Joseph Shenosky, Mark Kaye, Valerie Yoder