Patents by Inventor August Nathan Johnson

August Nathan Johnson 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).

  • Fluid device with flexible ring
    Patent number: 9133830
    Abstract: A fluid device includes a housing defining a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A variable displacement assembly is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The variable displacement assembly includes a rotor assembly, a flexible ring, and a plurality of ring supports. The rotor assembly includes a rotor having a plurality of reciprocating members. The flexible ring is disposed about the rotor assembly. The flexible ring includes an inner surface, which is adapted for engagement with the plurality of reciprocating members, and an outer surface. The plurality of ring supports is disposed about the flexible ring. Each of the plurality of ring supports includes a support portion and a pivot portion about which the ring support selectively pivots. The support portion is adapted for engagement with the outer surface of the flexible ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Lowell Dean Hansen, Phillip Wayne Galloway, John Lawrence Walker, August Nathan Johnson
  • FLUID DEVICE WITH FLEXIBLE RING
    Publication number: 20110268596
    Abstract: A fluid device includes a housing defining a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A variable displacement assembly is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The variable displacement assembly includes a rotor assembly, a flexible ring, and a plurality of ring supports. The rotor assembly includes a rotor having a plurality of reciprocating members. The flexible ring is disposed about the rotor assembly. The flexible ring includes an inner surface, which is adapted for engagement with the plurality of reciprocating members, and an outer surface. The plurality of ring supports is disposed about the flexible ring. Each of the plurality of ring supports includes a support portion and a pivot portion about which the ring support selectively pivots. The support portion is adapted for engagement with the outer surface of the flexible ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Lowell Dean Hansen, Phillip Wayne Galloway, John Lawrence Walker, August Nathan Johnson