Patents by Inventor Joseph T. Tucker

Joseph T. Tucker 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).

  • Heat exchanger fin stock lubrication system
    Patent number: 9695978
    Abstract: Embodiments according to this disclosure include methods and systems for lubricating sheet metal stock by wiping a controlled amount of lubricant onto the surfaces of the sheet metal with strips of material, such as felt, saturated with the lubricant. The lubrication methods and systems disclosed herein can also provide for control of the pressure at which the lubricant is delivered, the volume of lubricant delivered, and the frequency lubricant is delivered to the felt strips. The lubricant is delivered to the felt strips at a number of locations and the felt material is configured to naturally wick the lubricant from the injection sites to the spaces between injection sites to substantially saturate the entire strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Bundy, David C. Crawford, Joseph T. Tucker
  • Heat Exchanger Fin Stock Lubrication System
    Publication number: 20110197643
    Abstract: Embodiments according to this disclosure include methods and systems for lubricating sheet metal stock by wiping a controlled amount of lubricant onto the surfaces of the sheet metal with strips of material, such as felt, saturated with the lubricant. The lubrication methods and systems disclosed herein can also provide for control of the pressure at which the lubricant is delivered, the volume of lubricant delivered, and the frequency lubricant is delivered to the felt strips. The lubricant is delivered to the felt strips at a number of locations and the felt material is configured to naturally wick the lubricant from the injection sites to the spaces between injection sites to substantially saturate the entire strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Bundy, David C. Crawford, Joseph T. Tucker