Patents by Inventor Charles Randolph Abbott
Charles Randolph Abbott 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).
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Patent number: 9316218Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for increasing compressed air efficiency in a pump that utilizes an air efficiency device in order to optimize the amount of a compressed air in the pump. The air efficiency device may allow for controlling the operation of the air operated diaphragm pump by reducing the flow of compressed air supplied to the pump as the pump moves between first and second diaphragm positions. A sensor may be used to monitor velocity of the diaphragm assemblies. In turn, full position feedback is possible so that the pump self-adjusts to determine the optimum, or close to optimum, turndown point of the diaphragm assemblies. As such, air savings are achieved by minimizing the amount of required compressed air.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Warren Rupp, Inc.Inventors: Mark D. McCourt, Haihong Zhu, Michael Brace Orndorff, Jevawn Sebastian Roberts, Charles Randolph Abbott
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Publication number: 20140348667Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for increasing compressed air efficiency in a pump utilizes an air efficiency device in order to optimize the amount of a compressed air in a pump. The air efficiency device may allow for controlling the operation of the air operated diaphragm pump by reducing the flow of compressed air supplied to the pump as the pump moves between first and second diaphragm positions. A sensor may be used to monitor velocity of the diaphragm assemblies. In turn, full position feedback is possible so that the pump self-adjusts to determine the optimum, or close to optimum, turndown point of the diaphragm assemblies. As such, air savings is achieved by minimizing the amount of required compressed air.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: WARREN RUPP, INC.Inventors: Mark D. McCourt, Haihong Zhu, Michael Brace Orndorff, Jevawn Sebastian Roberts, Charles Randolph Abbott
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Patent number: 8801404Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for increasing compressed air efficiency in a pump that utilizes an air efficiency device in order to optimize the amount of a compressed air in the pump. The air efficiency device may allow for controlling the operation of the air operated diaphragm pump by reducing the flow of compressed air supplied to the pump as the pump moves between first and second diaphragm positions. A sensor may be used to monitor velocity of the diaphragm assemblies. In turn, full position feedback is possible so that the pump self-adjusts to determine the optimum, or close to optimum, turndown point of the diaphragm assemblies. As such, air savings are achieved by minimizing the amount of required compressed air.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2013Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Warren Rupp, Inc.Inventors: Mark D. McCourt, Haihong Zhu, Michael Brace Orndorff, Jevawn Sebastian Roberts, Charles Randolph Abbott
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Publication number: 20140037465Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for increasing compressed air efficiency in a pump utilizes an air efficiency device in order to optimize the amount of a compressed air in a pump. The air efficiency device may allow for controlling the operation of the air operated diaphragm pump by reducing the flow of compressed air supplied to the pump as the pump moves between first and second diaphragm positions. A sensor may be used to monitor velocity of the diaphragm assemblies. In turn, full position feedback is possible so that the pump self-adjusts to determine the optimum, or close to optimum, turndown point of the diaphragm assemblies. As such, air savings is achieved by minimizing the amount of required compressed air.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2013Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Warren Rupp, Inc.Inventors: Mark D. McCourt, Haihong Zhu, Michael Brace Orndorff, Jevawn Sebastian Roberts, Charles Randolph Abbott
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Patent number: 8608460Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for increasing compressed air efficiency in a pump utilizes an air efficiency device in order to optimize the amount of a compressed air in a pump. The air efficiency device may allow for controlling the operation of the air operated diaphragm pump by reducing the flow of compressed air supplied to the pump as the pump moves between first and second diaphragm positions. A sensor may be used to monitor velocity of the diaphragm assemblies. In turn, full position feedback is possible so that the pump self-adjusts to determine the optimum, or close to optimum, turndown point of the diaphragm assemblies. As such, air savings is achieved by minimizing the amount of required compressed air.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Warren Rupp, Inc.Inventors: Mark D. McCourt, Haihong Zhu, Michael Brace Orndorff, Jevawn Sebastian Roberts, Charles Randolph Abbott
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Publication number: 20130272901Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for increasing compressed air efficiency in a pump utilizes an air efficiency device in order to optimize the amount of a compressed air in a pump. The air efficiency device may allow for controlling the operation of the air operated diaphragm pump by reducing the flow of compressed air supplied to the pump as the pump moves between first and second diaphragm positions. A sensor may be used to monitor velocity of the diaphragm assemblies. In turn, full position feedback is possible so that the pump self-adjusts to determine the optimum, or close to optimum, turndown point of the diaphragm assemblies. As such, air savings is achieved by minimizing the amount of required compressed air.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: WARREN RUPP, INC.Inventors: Mark D. McCourt, Haihong Zhu, Michael Brace Orndorff, Jevawn Sebastian Roberts, Charles Randolph Abbott
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Patent number: 8485792Abstract: A method for increasing compressed air efficiency in a pump utilizes an air efficiency device in order to optimize the amount of a compressed air in a pump. The air efficiency device may allow for controlling the operation of the air operated diaphragm pump by reducing the flow of compressed air supplied to the pump as the pump moves between first and second diaphragm positions. A sensor may be used to monitor velocity of the diaphragm assemblies. In turn, full position feedback is possible so that the pump self adjusts to determine the optimum, or close to optimum, turndown point of the diaphragm assemblies. As such, air savings is achieved by minimizing the amount of required compressed air.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2010Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Warren Rupp, Inc.Inventors: Mark D. McCourt, Haihong Zhu, Michael Brace Orndorff, Jevawn Sebastian Roberts, Charles Randolph Abbott
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Publication number: 20100189577Abstract: A method for increasing compressed air efficiency in a pump utilizes an air efficiency device in order to optimize the amount of a compressed air in a pump. The air efficiency device may allow for controlling the operation of the air operated diaphragm pump by reducing the flow of compressed air supplied to the pump as the pump moves between first and second diaphragm positions. A sensor may be used to monitor velocity of the diaphragm assemblies. In turn, full position feedback is possible so that the pump self adjusts to determine the optimum, or close to optimum, turndown point of the diaphragm assemblies. As such, air savings is achieved by minimizing the amount of required compressed air.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: IDEX AODD, Inc.Inventors: Mark D. McCourt, Haihong Zhu, Michael Brace Orndorff, Jevawn Sebastian Roberts, Charles Randolph Abbott