Patents by Inventor Eric Taylor Spurgeon

Eric Taylor Spurgeon 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).

  • Oil breather splash guard structure
    Patent number: 6585128
    Abstract: A two stage splash guard structure is provided for an oil breather usable with an hydraulic fluid reservoir or tank. The first splash guard is provided within a neck portion preferably formed as part of the tank. A bowl-like cavity is formed within the neck portion and a ring-like chamber surrounds the cavity to serve as the first stage splash guard. An orifice is provided in the lower portion of the bowl to allow for the flow of air through the neck portion and into and out of the tank as the fluid in the tank shifts or rises and falls. A shelf is formed within the bowl to receive a second stage splash guard plate. A hollow adapter is then threadably secured within the neck portion to secure the second stage splash plate in place on the shelf and an air breather cap with the filtering element is threadably secured to the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: William Andrew Clevenger, Friedrich Konrad Diecke, Eric Taylor Spurgeon
  • Oil breather splash guard structure
    Publication number: 20020158073
    Abstract: A two stage splash guard structure is provided for an oil breather usable with an hydraulic fluid reservoir or tank. The first splash guard is provided within a neck portion preferably formed as part of the tank. A bowl-like cavity is formed within the neck portion and a ring-like chamber surrounds the cavity to serve as the first stage splash guard. An orifice is provided in the lower portion of the bowl to allow for the flow of air through the neck portion and into and out of the tank as the fluid in the tank shifts or rises and falls. A shelf is formed within the bowl to receive a second stage splash guard plate. A hollow adapter is then threadably secured within the neck portion to secure the second stage splash plate in place on the shelf and an air breather cap with the filtering element is threadably secured to the adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: William Andrew Clevenger, Friedrich Konrad Diecke, Eric Taylor Spurgeon
  • Splash tube
    Patent number: D463806
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: William Andrew Clevenger, Friedrich Konrad Diecke, Eric Taylor Spurgeon
  • Splash tube
    Patent number: D466529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: William Andrew Clevenger, Friedrich Konrad Diecke, Eric Taylor Spurgeon
  • Splash tube
    Patent number: D466530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: William Andrew Clevenger, Friedrich Konrad Diecke, Eric Taylor Spurgeon
  • Splash tube
    Patent number: D469112
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: William Andrew Clevenger, Friedrich Konrad Diecke, Eric Taylor Spurgeon