Patents by Inventor Douglas M. McClure

Douglas M. McClure 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: 11859607
    Abstract: A valve for a reciprocating machine is disclosed. The valve includes a seat provided with flow apertures therein. A valve closing member is adapted to co-act with the seat for selectively closing and opening the flow apertures. A cage is connected to the seat and forms a guide, in which the actuation stem of a valve closing member is slidingly engaged and guided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie—S.R.L.
    Inventors: Alessio Capanni, Douglas M. Mcclure, Federico Puccinelli, Riccardo Maleci, Stephen J. Waymeyer
  • Publication number: 20230113342
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for an additive, single-piece, bore-cooled combustor dome or liner are disclosed. An example combustor dome forms an integral part including: a plurality of first openings; a plurality of second openings; and a plurality of passages formed in the combustor dome connecting respective ones of the plurality of first openings with respective ones of the plurality of second openings. The combustor dome is configured to allow air to enter through the plurality of first openings and travel through the plurality of passages to exit through the plurality of second openings, the air to transfer heat from the combustion section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Douglas M. McClure, Stephen J. Waymeyer
  • Publication number: 20220056904
    Abstract: A valve for a reciprocating machine is disclosed. The valve includes a seat provided with flow apertures therein. A valve closing member is adapted to co-act with the seat for selectively closing and opening the flow apertures. A cage is connected to the seat and forms a guide, in which the actuation stem of a valve closing member is slidingly engaged and guided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Alessio CAPANNI, Douglas M. MCCLURE, Federico PUCCINELLI, Riccardo MALECI, Stephen J. WAYMEYER
  • Patent number: 4889168
    Abstract: A tubing angle bend assembly including a length of flexible tubing is provided with a clip mounting the tubing to bend the tubing through a pre-selected angle. The clip has an arcuate body and has radially inwardly extending retaining structure flanking either end for retaining the tube in resilient fit against the spine of the clip. A central retainer finger of the clip extends radially inwardly and beneath the tubing to maintain the tubing against the spline of the clip without collapsing the tubing. An opening between the central retainer finger and the spine of the clip allows resilient passage of the tubing into and out of the clip. Thus, the tubing is retained within the clip by the retaining structure and the central retainer finger to smoothly bend the tubing through the pre-selected angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1989
    Assignee: Cadillac Rubber & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony A. Kerzich, Douglas M. McClure