Patents by Inventor Bryan C. Wright

Bryan C. Wright 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: 7694780
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pump arrangement for use in a gear box housing. The interior surface of the gear box housing has a collection wall arranged in the interior surface of the housing. A shaft is rotatably disposed through the gear box housing and has a longitudinal bore extending through the shaft that provides a lubrication delivery arrangement for distributing lubricant through the gear box housing. A pump housing circumscribes the shaft and has a discharge cavity connected to the longitudinal bore. Additionally, the pump housing has an inlet port for receiving lubrication from the collection wall. Contained within the pump housing is a pump member that has an impeller face and helical threaded surface that pressurizes and introduces the lubricant into the lubricant delivery arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: BorgWarner, Inc.
    Inventors: Hans R. Beels van Heemstede, Christopher E. Blair, Charles E. Johnson, Jr., Wayne E. Wyant, Bryan C. Wright