Patents by Inventor Thomas Turfait

Thomas Turfait 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).

  • Double cover-center cushion decoupler
    Patent number: 8500172
    Abstract: A sealed coupling for connecting two pipe ends include two operating covers for respective connection to respective pipe ends, and elongated bellows having respective ends and a damping element supported by respective rims of said covers, said damping element disposed radially outwardly of said bellows and oriented centrally of said respective bellows ends for dissipating forces on said coupling uniformly across said bellows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: American BOA, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Turfait, Rolf Janssen, Eric Barbely
  • DOUBLE COVER-CENTER CUSHION DECOUPLER
    Publication number: 20090309355
    Abstract: A sealed coupling for connecting two pipe ends include two operating covers for respective connection to respective pipe ends, and elongated bellows having respective ends and a damping element supported by respective rims of said covers, said damping element disposed radially outwardly of said bellows and oriented centrally of said respective bellows ends for dissipating forces on said coupling uniformly across said bellows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: American Boa, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Turfait, Rolf Janssen, Eric Barbely