Paul M. Morton 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).
Abstract: A vane pump comprising a case, a rotor disposed in the case, the rotor having a bore, a plurality of vanes radially moveable with respect to the rotor extend from the rotor, a drive shaft engaged with the bore, a second shaft fixedly connected to the case and extending from the case to slidingly engage the bore, a land extending from each end of the rotor, each land cooperating with the case to seal a fluid flow, and each land further axially controlling a rotor position within the case by a sliding engagement, and the drive shaft retainable in a predetermined position with respect to the case.
Abstract: A vane pump comprising a case, a rotor disposed in the case, the rotor having a bore, a plurality of vanes radially moveable with respect to the rotor extend from the rotor, a drive shaft engaged with the bore, a second shaft fixedly connected to the case and extending from the case to slidingly engage the bore, a land extending from each end of the rotor, each land cooperating with the case to seal a fluid flow, and each land further axially controlling a rotor position within the case by a sliding engagement, and the drive shaft retainable in a predetermined position with respect to the case.