Patents by Inventor George D. Rogers, Jr.

George D. Rogers, Jr. 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: 5509625
    Abstract: A monitoring system is disclosed to automatically indicate excessive wear of electrical brushes in deicer assemblies for aircraft. In the preferred embodiment, the indicator system includes an electrical brush with an initially insulated wire embedded in it; and an electrical detection circuit, connected to the brush, with a warning device such as a light. When the brush becomes worn, through excessive "end wear" and/or "flank wear", the insulated wire becomes exposed and eventually stripped at the point of wear. This creates a conductive path from the electrical brush, through the bare wire spot, to the detection circuit. This turns on the warning device to indicate that the brush has become worn and needs replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: United Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: David A. Oullette, George D. Rogers, Jr.
  • Patent number: RE30802
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for securing a repair sleeve within a tubular fluid conveying conduit. The sleeve is positioned within the tube so that it extends coextensive with a region of degraded tube wall and partially beyond the axial extremes of the degraded area. A radially outwardly directed force is then applied to the tubular sleeve from within along a portion of the sleeve at each end, extending beyond the degraded area. The force is sufficient to cause outward plastic deformation of both the sleeve and the tube resulting in an interference mechanical joint therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1981
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: George D. Rogers, Jr.