Patents by Inventor Tom Mahoney

Tom Mahoney 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: 7097696
    Abstract: An air dryer system including two substantially identical canister-type air dryer units. Each includes a moist air inlet, a first desiccant, a dry air outlet, and means for supplying dry air to a storage facility. The system also includes a bleed valve supplying a small portion of the dry air to regenerate a second desiccant, and a first moist air purge valve. The system operates in the opposite mode and supplies air to a storage facility. Located between the moist air inlets and the desiccants are a pair of air-oil separators. In these, upwardly directed air flows through a housing, striking a deflector plate, and escapes beneath a vertically extending fence and through vents containing a filter medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: SKF USA Inc.
    Inventors: Monte Salzman, Tom Mahoney
  • Publication number: 20050188848
    Abstract: An air dryer system including two substantially identical canister-type air dryer units. Each includes, in one mode, a first moist air inlet, a first desiccant for drying air, a first dry air outlet, and first means for supplying dry air to a storage facility. The system also including, in the same mode, a first bleed valve supplying a small portion of said dry air to regenerate a second desiccant, and a first moist air purge valve for dumping moisture collected during regeneration. The system is also operable in an opposite mode and having a second moist air inlet, a second desiccant, a second dry air outlet and a second means for supplying air to a storage facility. A second bleed valve supplies a small portion of dry air to regenerate the first desiccant, and purges air through a second moist air valve. Located between the moist air inlets and said desiccants are a pair of air-oil separators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Monte Salzman, Tom Mahoney