Patents by Inventor Whitney H. Mears

Whitney H. Mears 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).

  • Gaseous dielectric mixtures for suppressing carbon formation
    Patent number: 4071461
    Abstract: Carbon formation on voltage breakdown and sparking, and consequent carbon deposits on insulators and other surfaces, is suppressed in dielectric gases of halogenated alkanes by adding SF.sub.6 and/or CO.sub.2 to the halogenated alkane to form a gaseous dielectric mixture. Moreover, certain of the gaseous dielectric mixtures evidence unexpectedly high dielectric breakdown voltages. The gaseous dielectric mixtures are useful in high voltage coaxial lines, in transformers, in minisubstations, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1978
    Assignee: Allied Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Whitney H. Mears, Sabatino R. Orfeo
  • Gaseous dielectric compositions
    Patent number: 4052555
    Abstract: Perfluorinated ethers evidence useful properties as gaseous dielectrics and do not exhibit a high carbon tracking tendency, which is commonly a problem with halogenated alkanes. Mixtures of the perfluorinated ethers with SF.sub.6 and/or CO.sub.2, in critical proportions which are specific to each system, evidence improved dielectric breakdown voltages. The perfluorinated ethers and mixtures of the perfluorinated ethers with SF.sub.6 and/or CO.sub.2 are useful in high voltage coaxial lines, transformers, minisubstations, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1977
    Assignee: Allied Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Whitney H. Mears, Sabatino R. Orfeo