Patents by Inventor Lee Jestings

Lee Jestings 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).

  • Piston drive assembly
    Patent number: 10174746
    Abstract: A piston drive assembly, including: a housing enclosing each of: a plurality of cylinders, each cylinder having an axis substantially parallel to the axis of the other cylinders; a plurality of pistons, one piston in each cylinder; a wobble plate connected to each of the plurality of pistons; a swashplate rotatably fixed to a drive shaft such that the drive shaft can rotate the swash plate or the swash plate can rotate the drive shaft, wherein the drive shaft extends through the entire length of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Inventors: Ricardo Conde, Richard Kruse, Lee Jestings
  • Variable displacement compressor and expander
    Patent number: 9752570
    Abstract: A variable displacement piston assembly including a plurality of cylinders, each cylinder having an axis substantially parallel to the axis of the other cylinders, a plurality of pistons, one piston in each cylinder, and each piston and corresponding cylinder having a displacement. The assembly also including a transition arm having a connector pin for each piston, each connector pin connecting each piston to said transition arm, a drive shaft connected to the transition arm and a control shaft rotatably coupled to the drive shaft, the control shaft being movable to adjust the displacement of the piston assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: S-RAM Dynamics
    Inventors: Ricardo Conde, Richard Kruse, Lee Jestings
  • PISTON DRIVE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160160846
    Abstract: A piston drive assembly, including: a housing enclosing each of: a plurality of cylinders, each cylinder having an axis substantially parallel to the axis of the other cylinders; a plurality of pistons, one piston in each cylinder; a wobble plate connected to each of the plurality of pistons; a swashplate rotatably fixed to a drive shaft such that the drive shaft can rotate the swash plate or the swash plate can rotate the drive shaft, wherein the drive shaft extends through the entire length of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Ricardo Conde, Richard Kruse, Lee Jestings
  • VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR AND EXPANDER
    Publication number: 20150226209
    Abstract: A variable displacement piston assembly including a plurality of cylinders, each cylinder having an axis substantially parallel to the axis of the other cylinders, a plurality of pistons, one piston in each cylinder, and each piston and corresponding cylinder having a displacement. The assembly also including a transition arm having a connector pin for each piston, each connector pin connecting each piston to said transition arm, a drive shaft connected to the transition arm and a control shaft rotatably coupled to the drive shaft, the control shaft being movable to adjust the displacement of the piston assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: S-RAM Dynamics
    Inventors: Ricardo Conde, Richard Kruse, Lee Jestings