Gary Dale Krch

US Patent:

20090304308, Dec 10, 2009

Filed:

Jun 3, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/477211

Inventors:

Phillip Lynn Townsend - Spring TX, US
Gary Dale Krch - Friendswood TX, US

Assignee:

Utilequip, Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

B65D 30/04
B65D 33/14
B65D 33/38

US Classification:

383 24, 383 59, 383113, 383 36

Abstract:

An apparatus for shipping a flowable material in a cargo compartment of a transport includes an enclosure forming a chamber therein to house the flowable material. The enclosure is made of braided or woven fabric. The inner surface of the fabric is coated whereby the fabric is impermeable to the flowable material. The enclosure has at least one closable opening serving as an inlet or outlet to the chamber, and is pliable such that it can be housed within the cargo compartment in any orientation.

US Patent:

20100071544, Mar 25, 2010

Filed:

Sep 24, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/566095

Inventors:

Phillip Lynn Townsend - Spring TX, US
Gary Dale Krch - Friendswood TX, US

Assignee:

UTILEQUIP, INC. - Houston TX

International Classification:

F01B 19/00

US Classification:

92 47, 91471

Abstract:

A fluid-powered cylinder for displacing an object with respect to a support surface is disclosed. The fluid-power cylinder includes a fabric enclosure having ends fastened to two end caps and forming an expandable and contractible chamber therein. The chamber has a port for selectively disposing an incompressible fluid in the chamber. The chamber is adapted to displace the object to a first position with respect to the support surface and to displace the object to a second position with respect to the support surface.

US Patent:

51978172, Mar 30, 1993

Filed:

Jun 16, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/899536

Inventors:

William B. Wood - League City TX
Gary D. Krch - Friendswood TX

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Washington DC

International Classification:

F16C 1100

US Classification:

403 93

Abstract:

An improved linkage assembly (10) provides for locking the pivotable position of one member (12) relative to another member (14). The linkage assembly permits the unlocking of these members, their subsequent repositioning, and the reliable relocking in a desired position without utilizing tooling. The first member (12) includes a pair of spaced apart support flanges (24,26) each having a through aperture (28) therein defining a flange female spline (29). The second member (14) has an end (42) positioned between the pair of support flanges (24,26) and also includes a through aperture (46 ) defining a pair of second member female splines (47). A pair of control members (84,86) are each slidably moveable along the common axis (32) and extend through the respective flanges (24,26). Each control member (84,86) has a male splined portion (66) which normally engages both the respective flange female spline and the second member female spline to lock the rotatable position of the first and second members. When each of the control members (31) are pressed inward simultaneously, the male splined portions disengage the flange female splines to permit rotation of the first member about the common axis with respect to the second member.