Patents by Inventor Thomas G. Modica

Thomas G. Modica 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).

  • Selectable flow hydraulic gear pump
    Patent number: 9951771
    Abstract: A selective flow hydraulic gear pump has an integral unit with a front pump section and a rear pump section. The front pump section has a pumping gear set, gear plate, and bearing plate housing. The rear pump section has a pumping gear set, gear plate, and cover housing. The integral unit has an inlet port common to both the bearing plate housing and the cover housing. Check valves and solenoid operated control valves are contained within the bearing plate housing and the cover housing and are associated with a first fluid conduit. A second fluid conduit is in communication with and extends between the bearing plate housing an outlet port in the cover housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Wallace K. Snead, Thomas G. Modica, Alfred J. Permann
  • SELECTABLE FLOW HYDRAULIC GEAR PUMP
    Publication number: 20140301882
    Abstract: A selective flow hydraulic gear pump has an integral unit with a front pump section and a rear pump section. The front pump section has a pumping gear set, gear plate, and bearing plate housing. The rear pump section has a pumping gear set, gear plate, and cover housing. The integral unit has an inlet port common to both the bearing plate housing and the cover housing. Check valves and solenoid operated control valves are contained within the bearing plate housing and the cover housing and are associated with a first fluid conduit. A second fluid conduit is in communication with and extends between the bearing plate housing an outlet port in the cover housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Danfoss Power Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Wallace K. Snead, Thomas G. Modica, Alfred J. Permann