Patents by Inventor Anthony W. Porter

Anthony W. Porter 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: 5808866
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the packaging of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) electronic modules and equipment for use in harsh military or commercial environments. The ruggedized container of this invention is a light-weight container weighing less than half of the weight of commercially available containers having similar functionalities and which is intended for use in similar harsh environments. The reduced weight and size of the ruggedized container of this invention are consistent with size and/or weight critical applications such as transport of portable flight line testers, submarines, space craft, air craft, and the like. The ruggedized container of this invention, comprises five major components: a transit case, a card cage, a vibration isolator assembly, cooling system, and power supply. Each element of the chassis is individually enhanced for size and weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: GDE Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony W. Porter
  • Patent number: 5217235
    Abstract: A sealing assembly between first and second relatively rotatable parts, such as the parts of a tunnel boring machine, in which a flange on a first part has a radial sealing face engaged by the axial faces of inner and outer sealing rings mounted on the body portion of the second part at radially spaced locations, a bleed passage in the second body portion opening between the sealing rings and indicating any failure in the outer sealing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Assignees: James Howden & Co. Ltd., Greene, Tweed & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert A. Walker, Anthony W. Porter