Patents by Inventor Charles A. Swartz

Charles A. Swartz 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: 6203287
    Abstract: A compressor including an airflow manifold located within a compressor housing where the airflow manifold includes a heat exchanger flow connected to a shroud that includes a hopper that terminates in a spout that extends through the bottom compressor housing panel and is located outside the compressor housing to permit particulate matter dislodged from the heat exchanger to be discharged from the compressor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Dean P. Hendrix, Charles A. Swartz
  • Patent number: 5980217
    Abstract: A portable trailer movable over a surface, includes a frame and a support leg connected to the frame. The support leg has a flexible joint including a first support member, a second support member separate from the first support member and a flexible member spanning a gap between the first and second support members. The flexible member preferably joins the first and second support members so that said first and second support members are capable of moving into one or more non-parallel orientations relative to one another for preventing damage to the support leg when the support leg comes in contact with the surface or an object on the surface. The support leg may also include a second flexible joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Charles A. Swartz, Dean P. Hendrix