ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,347, issued on April 15.
"Mass and/or spring assisted rupture disc" was invented by Adam Smedresman (Davie, Fla.) and Todd M. Currier (Davie, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mass and/or spring assisted rupture disc including a holder assembly, a rupture disc assembly having a membrane that is operatively connected with a mass and/or a spring to assist its rupture. The mass and/or spring assisted rupture disc is designed with a mass distribution that uses acceleration forces, which are present in many engineering applications, to aid in the opening. This allows a rupture disc that is more compact and more sensitive than a convent...