Patents by Inventor James F. Wenninger

James F. Wenninger 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).

  • Gas turbine shaft and bearing assembly
    Patent number: 4086759
    Abstract: A turbine shaft and bearing assembly for a gas turbine is positionable as a unit in a turbine housing while providing means for lubrication of the associated bearings and means for communicating cooling fluid to the associated turbine wheel. The turbine shaft and bearing assembly which is the subject of this invention is applicable in one embodiment to a gasifier turbine housing or in another embodiment to a power turbine housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1978
    Assignee: Caterpillar Tractor Co.
    Inventors: Karl W. Karstensen, LeRoy R. Thompson, James F. Wenninger