Patents by Inventor Charles Franklin Breese

Charles Franklin Breese 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).

  • Centrifugally balanced fluid reservoir and method of use thereof
    Patent number: 7891178
    Abstract: A centrifugally balanced fluid reservoir comprising a fluid reservoir having a channel therein, a flexible barrier dividing the channel of the fluid reservoir into a first compartment and a second compartment, a first aperture in the first compartment allowing transfer of fluid into and out of the first compartment, and a second aperture in the second compartment allowing transfer of fluid into and out of the second compartment. The first aperture may fluidly connect the first compartment to an external pressure source, and the second aperture may fluidly connect the second compartment to a rotating device. The channel of the fluid reservoir may be toroidal and annular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nikco, LLC
    Inventors: Nick Jackson Breese, Charles Franklin Breese
  • Centrifugally Balanced Fluid Reservoir and Method of Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20090183964
    Abstract: A centrifugally balanced fluid reservoir comprising a fluid reservoir having a channel therein, a flexible barrier dividing the channel of the fluid reservoir into a first compartment and a second compartment, a first aperture in the first compartment allowing transfer of fluid into and out of the first compartment, and a second aperture in the second compartment allowing transfer of fluid into and out of the second compartment. The first aperture may fluidly connect the first compartment to an external pressure source, and the second aperture may fluidly connect the second compartment to a rotating device. The channel of the fluid reservoir may be toroidal and annular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Nick Jackson Breese, Charles Franklin Breese