Patents by Inventor Robert C. Rodgers

Robert C. Rodgers 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).

  • Patent number: 5853443
    Abstract: A moisture separator including a separator tank that defines a separation chamber, the separator tank having an inlet; and a separation element located at the separator tank inlet, the separation element including an outer ring having a first side and a second side, the outer ring defining a flow opening; a hub located in the flow opening; and a plurality of flow directing elements, each flow directing element including a rib joining the outer ring and the hub, and a first guide vane made integral with the rib and located along the first side of the outer ring, and a second guide vane made integral with the rib and located along the second side of the outer ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Robert C. Rodgers, Lance S. Hathcock