Patents by Inventor Stephen James Collins

Stephen James Collins 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).

  • Rotor for a compressor system having internal coolant manifold
    Patent number: 10495090
    Abstract: A rotor for a compressor system includes a rotor body having a coolant manifold with an inlet runner and a plurality of coolant supply conduits extending from the inlet runner toward an inner heat exchange surface. The coolant supply conduits may have a circumferential and axial distribution, and extend through struts enhancing stiffness in the rotor body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: James Christopher Collins, Willie Dwayne Valentine, Stephen James Collins
  • Compressor system having rotor with distributed coolant conduits and method
    Patent number: 9683569
    Abstract: A compressor includes a rotor having an outer compression surface and a plurality of inner heat exchange surfaces. A coolant supply manifold fluidly connects with a coolant inlet in a first axial end of the rotor, and delivers coolant fluid by way of conduits having an axial distribution in the rotor so as to deliver coolant fluid to the heat exchange surfaces. The coolant may be a refrigerant that undergoes a phase change within the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: James Christopher Collins, Willie Dwayne Valentine, Stephen James Collins
  • COMPRESSOR SYSTEM HAVING ROTOR WITH DISTRIBUTED COOLANT CONDUITS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170058896
    Abstract: A compressor includes a rotor having an outer compression surface and a plurality of inner heat exchange surfaces. A coolant supply manifold fluidly connects with a coolant inlet in a first axial end of the rotor, and delivers coolant fluid by way of conduits having an axial distribution in the rotor so as to deliver coolant fluid to the heat exchange surfaces. The coolant may be a refrigerant that undergoes a phase change within the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: James Christopher Collins, Willie Dwayne Valentine, Stephen James Collins
  • ROTOR FOR A COMPRESSOR SYSTEM HAVING INTERNAL COOLANT MANIFOLD
    Publication number: 20170058901
    Abstract: A rotor for a compressor system includes a rotor body having a coolant manifold with an inlet runner and a plurality of coolant supply conduits extending from the inlet runner toward an inner heat exchange surface. The coolant supply conduits may have a circumferential and axial distribution, and extend through struts enhancing stiffness in the rotor body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: James Christopher Collins, Willie Dwayne Valentine, Stephen James Collins