Patents by Inventor Mark Jefferson Kranz

Mark Jefferson Kranz 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).

  • Lubricant monitoring system
    Patent number: 6776261
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for monitoring characteristics of a fluid lubricant contained within a lubricant chamber formed in a wheel hub mounted for rotation about a stationary wheel axle. The apparatus includes an annular bearing spacer configured for mounting on the wheel axle between axially opposed inboard and outboard bearings, the annular bearing spacer forming an interior lubricant reservoir between an inner surface of the spacer and the wheel axle, a guide vane for directing lubricant from the lubricant chamber to the interior lubricant reservoir during rotation of the wheel hub assembly about the wheel axle, and a sensor operatively associated with the interior lubricant reservoir for determining a condition of the lubricant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignees: Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, Stemco LLC, Rosemount Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Odd Harald Steen Eriksen, Charles Robin Hood, Jon A. Cox, Mark Jefferson Kranz
  • Lubricant monitoring system
    Publication number: 20030221911
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for monitoring characteristics of a fluid lubricant contained within a lubricant chamber formed in a wheel hub mounted for rotation about a stationary wheel axle. The apparatus includes an annular bearing spacer configured for mounting on the wheel axle between axially opposed inboard and outboard bearings, the annular bearing spacer forming an interior lubricant reservoir between an inner surface of the spacer and the wheel axle, a guide vane for directing lubricant from the lubricant chamber to the interior lubricant reservoir during rotation of the wheel hub assembly about the wheel axle, and a sensor operatively associated with the interior lubricant reservoir for determining a condition of the lubricant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Odd Harald Steen Eriksen, Charles Robin Hood, Jon A. Cox, Mark Jefferson Kranz