Patents by Inventor Wayne Cooke

Wayne Cooke 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).

  • Superconductive magnet burst disk assembly
    Patent number: 6591854
    Abstract: A burst disk assembly has a burst disk which is interposed within the high pressure relief vent of a superconducting magnet. The burst disk is a composite design constructed of a solid carbon graphite center surrounded by an integrally formed stainless steel ring. A captured burst disk flange insures proper placement and seating of the burst disk during replacement and supports the burst disk so as to prevent it from falling or dropping out of the assembly during replacement of the ruptured burst disk. A deformable gasket contiguous to the burst disk seals the burst disk to the captured burst disk flange when the disk and the flange are pressed together. Attachment bolts are used to provide even application of pressure along the face of the burst disk and the captured burst disk flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: David R. Turner, Daniel C. Woods, Jerry Butler, Daniel Molumby, Lawrence V. Bischke, Wayne Cooke, Christopher G. King, Mehdi Kaveh
  • SUPERCONDUCTIVE MAGNET BURST DISK ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20030127132
    Abstract: A burst disk assembly has a burst disk which is interposed within the high pressure relief vent of a superconducting magnet. The burst disk is a composite design constructed of a solid carbon graphite center surrounded by an integrally formed stainless steel ring. A captured burst disk flange insures proper placement and seating of the burst disk during replacement and supports the burst disk so as to prevent it from falling or dropping out of the assembly during replacement of the ruptured burst disk. A deformable gasket contiguous to the burst disk seals the burst disk to the captured burst disk flange when the disk and the flange are pressed together. Attachment bolts are used to provide even application of pressure along the face of the burst disk and the captured burst disk flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: David R. Turner, Daniel C. Woods, Jerry Butler, Daniel Molumby, Lawrence V. Bischke, Wayne Cooke, Christopher G. King, Mehdi Kaveh