Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Boldt

Daniel E. Boldt 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).

  • Bearing assembly for a vertical turbine pump
    Patent number: 8790072
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft of a pump is structured with a cylindrical body having an internal cavity filled with a lubricant, a sealing element arrangement positioned at one or both ends of the cylindrical body and a pressure equalization element that functions to equalize the pressure differential that exists between an area within the cylindrical body and outside of the cylindrical body to improve the operating life of the sealing arrangement and the bearing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Weir Floway, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel E. Boldt
  • BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR A VERTICAL TURBINE PUMP
    Publication number: 20130045078
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for supporting a drive shaft of a pump is structured with a cylindrical body having an internal cavity filled with a lubricant, a sealing element arrangement positioned at one or both ends of the cylindrical body and a pressure equalization element that functions to equalize the pressure differential that exists between an area within the cylindrical body and outside of the cylindrical body to improve the operating life of the sealing arrangement and the bearing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Weir Floway, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel E. Boldt