Patents by Inventor Christopher L. Linrud

Christopher L. Linrud 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: 10670137
    Abstract: An oil cooling system for a motorized pump is described. The motorized pump includes an oil sump and oil flow path, the oil sump and oil flow path containing oil to lubricate and remove heat from a bearing assembly and drive shaft. A motor coupling housing attached to a bearing box holding the bearing assembly includes an interior space that houses an oil cooling system. The oil cooling system includes a finned cooling tube connected to an outlet of an oil flow path in the bearing box. A fan is connected to the drive shaft of the motorized pump, and is situated to force air over the cooling tube and plurality of fins such that hot oil received by the cooling system is cooled and the cooled oil is returned to the oil flow path in the bearing box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Sundyne, LLC
    Inventors: Brian R. Allbritten, Christopher L. Linrud
  • Publication number: 20180291998
    Abstract: An oil cooling system for a motorized pump is described. The motorized pump includes an oil sump and oil flow path, the oil sump and oil flow path containing oil to lubricate and remove heat from a bearing assembly and drive shaft. A motor coupling housing attached to a bearing box holding the bearing assembly includes an interior space that houses an oil cooling system. The oil cooling system includes a finned cooling tube connected to an outlet of an oil flow path in the bearing box. A fan is connected to the drive shaft of the motorized pump, and is situated to force air over the cooling tube and plurality of fins such that hot oil received by the cooling system is cooled and the cooled oil is returned to the oil flow path in the bearing box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Sundyne, LLC
    Inventors: Brian R. Allbritten, Christopher L. Linrud