Patents by Inventor Christopher T. Cantrell
Christopher T. Cantrell 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: 12553546Abstract: A fluid fitting includes a nut, a sleeve, and a union. The union and the nut may include corresponding stops and corresponding markings. Corresponding stops and corresponding marking may engage with each other when the nut is sufficiently connected with the union. A method of connecting a fitting includes connecting a sleeve of the fitting with a nut of the fitting, connecting the nut with a union, rotating at least one of the nut and the union until a stop of the nut engages a stop of the union, restricting over torque via the stop of the nut and the stop of the union, and verifying a sufficient connection if first markings of the nut align with second markings of the union.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2023Date of Patent: February 17, 2026Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Christopher T. Cantrell, Gregory Kiernan, Ravi Soni, Eric R. Marx
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Publication number: 20250382062Abstract: An ice protection system for use with an aircraft including an electric motor for driving a propulsion structure of the aircraft. The electric motor is cooled by a heat transfer fluid that flows through or by the electric motor to extract heat from the electric motor. The ice protection system uses the heat transfer fluid heated by the electric motor to provide anti-icing and de-icing functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2025Publication date: December 18, 2025Inventors: Sunil Madhukar Makhe, Parimal Maity, Christopher T. Cantrell
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Publication number: 20240175523Abstract: A fluid fitting includes a nut, a sleeve, and a union. The union and the nut may include corresponding stops and corresponding markings. Corresponding stops and corresponding marking may engage with each other when the nut is sufficiently connected with the union. A method of connecting a fitting includes connecting a sleeve of the fitting with a nut of the fitting, connecting the nut with a union, rotating at least one of the nut and the union until a stop of the nut engages a stop of the union, restricting over torque via the stop of the nut and the stop of the union, and verifying a sufficient connection if first markings of the nut align with second markings of the union.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Christopher T. Cantrell, Gregory Kiernan, Ravi Soni, Eric R. Marx
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Publication number: 20230381561Abstract: A system for fire suppression in an aircraft includes hot and cold coolant lines, a heat exchanger separately coupled to the hot coolant lines and to the cold coolant lines, and spray outlets along the coolant lines. Smoke or fire detectors are disposed at multiple locations of the aircraft. In certain examples, the coolant lines having supercritical carbon dioxide (SCO2) circulating therein. Regulating valves are coupled to the spray outlets to control flow of the SCO2 through the spray outlets. A controller manages activation of the regulating valves to spray SCO2 through the spray outlets.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventor: Christopher T. CANTRELL
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Patent number: 11821547Abstract: A fluid fitting includes a nut, a sleeve, and a union. The union and the nut may include corresponding stops and corresponding markings. Corresponding stops and corresponding marking may engage with each other when the nut is sufficiently connected with the union. A method of connecting a fitting includes connecting a sleeve of the fitting with a nut of the fitting, connecting the nut with a union, rotating at least one of the nut and the union until a stop of the nut engages a stop of the union, restricting over torque via the stop of the nut and the stop of the union, and verifying a sufficient connection if first markings of the nut align with second markings of the union.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Christopher T. Cantrell, Gregory Kiernan, Ravi Soni, Eric R. Marx
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Patent number: 11785736Abstract: An electrical conveyance assembly includes a substrate that may include an electrically insulating material. The electrical conveyance assembly may include a plurality of electrical conductors connected to the substrate via additive manufacturing. The substrate may include an internal lattice structure formed via additive manufacturing. The substrate may include an internal fluid channel.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventor: Christopher T. Cantrell
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Publication number: 20220381381Abstract: A fluid fitting includes a nut, a sleeve, and a union. The union and the nut may include corresponding stops and corresponding markings. Corresponding stops and corresponding marking may engage with each other when the nut is sufficiently connected with the union. A method of connecting a fitting includes connecting a sleeve of the fitting with a nut of the fitting, connecting the nut with a union, rotating at least one of the nut and the union until a stop of the nut engages a stop of the union, restricting over torque via the stop of the nut and the stop of the union, and verifying a sufficient connection if first markings of the nut align with second markings of the union.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Christopher T. Cantrell, Gregory Kiernan, Ravi Soni, Eric R. Marx
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Patent number: 11358210Abstract: A method of manufacturing a swaging tool includes forming a body of the swaging tool via additive manufacturing, forming a jaw of the swaging tool, and connecting the jaw with the body. Forming the body may include providing a portion of the body with a lattice structure. The portion may be internal and may not be externally accessible. Forming the body may include adding material to form at least one recess in an outer surface of the body. The method may include conducting a stress analysis. The at least one recess may be formed based on or according to the stress analysis.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Tanul Singh, Christopher T. Cantrell, Emmanuel Matthews, Srinivasan A. Tekalur, Lucas Stahl, David St. John, Gregory Kiernan
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Patent number: 11306852Abstract: A fluid fitting includes a nut, a sleeve, and a union. The union and the nut may include corresponding stops. Corresponding stops may engage with each other when the nut is sufficiently connected with the union. A method of designing a fluid fitting including a union may include determining a gauge diameter of the union, determining a plane perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the union that includes a center point of the gauge diameter, determining a point of intersection of threads of the union with the perpendicular plane, and/or determining a position of a stop according to an angle from the point of intersection.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Christopher T. Cantrell, Gregory Kiernan, Ravi Soni
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Patent number: 11300234Abstract: A fluid fitting includes a nut, a sleeve, and a union. The union and the nut may include corresponding stops and corresponding markings. Corresponding stops and corresponding marking may engage with each other when the nut is sufficiently connected with the union. A method of connecting a fitting includes connecting a sleeve of the fitting with a nut of the fitting, connecting the nut with a union, rotating at least one of the nut and the union until a stop of the nut engages a stop of the union, restricting over torque via the stop of the nut and the stop of the union, and verifying a sufficient connection if first markings of the nut align with second markings of the union.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Christopher T. Cantrell, Gregory Kiernan, Ravi Soni, Eric R. Marx
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Patent number: 11149883Abstract: A coupling includes a male adapter and a female adapter, and may include a nut and a sleeve. In embodiments, the male adapter includes a male adapter inner diameter, and may include threads. A method of operating a fluid coupling may include providing a first member, a second member, a nut, and a sleeve, connecting the sleeve with the nut such that rotation of the sleeve causes rotation of the nut, rotating the sleeve to connect the first member with the second member, engaging an inner ratchet profile of the sleeve with a ratchet profile of a shoulder of the first member, and covering the shoulder of the first member, including the ratchet profile, with the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Jason C. Gauss, Gregory Kiernan, Christopher T. Cantrell, Devashish Murkya
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Patent number: 10883640Abstract: A coupling includes a male adapter and a female adapter, and may include a nut and a sleeve. In embodiments, the male adapter includes a male adapter inner diameter, and may include threads. The female adapter includes a female adapter outer diameter. The nut or other formation may be configured to engage at least a portion of the male adapter. In embodiments, one or more contact points may be provided between the female diameter outer diameter and the male adapter inner diameter, and the female adapter outer diameter or the male adapter inner diameter may be configured to be out-of-round. The male adapter may include a shoulder and the sleeve may cover the shoulder in connected configuration. Methods for forming a coupling are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Gregory Kiernan, Devashish Murkya, Jason C. Gauss, Christopher T. Cantrell
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Publication number: 20200383231Abstract: An electrical conveyance assembly includes a substrate that may include an electrically insulating material. The electrical conveyance assembly may include a plurality of electrical conductors connected to the substrate via additive manufacturing. The substrate may include an internal lattice structure formed via additive manufacturing. The substrate may include an internal fluid channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: December 3, 2020Inventor: Christopher T. Cantrell
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Publication number: 20190107231Abstract: A fluid fitting includes a nut, a sleeve, and a union. The union and the nut may include corresponding stops and corresponding markings. Corresponding stops and corresponding marking may engage with each other when the nut is sufficiently connected with the union. A method of connecting a fitting includes connecting a sleeve of the fitting with a nut of the fitting, connecting the nut with a union, rotating at least one of the nut and the union until a stop of the nut engages a stop of the union, restricting over torque via the stop of the nut and the stop of the union, and verifying a sufficient connection if first markings of the nut align with second markings of the union.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Christopher T. Cantrell, Gregory Kiernan, Ravi Soni, Eric R. Marx
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Publication number: 20190040982Abstract: A fluid fitting includes a nut, a sleeve, and a union. The union and the nut may include corresponding stops. Corresponding stops may engage with each other when the nut is sufficiently connected with the union. A method of designing a fluid fitting including a union may include determining a gauge diameter of the union, determining a plane perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the union that includes a center point of the gauge diameter, determining a point of intersection of threads of the union with the perpendicular plane, and/or determining a position of a stop according to an angle from the point of intersection.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Christopher T. Cantrell, Gregory Kiernan, Ravi Soni
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Publication number: 20180339333Abstract: A method of manufacturing a swaging tool includes forming a body of the swaging tool via additive manufacturing, forming a jaw of the swaging tool, and connecting the jaw with the body. Forming the body may include providing a portion of the body with a lattice structure. The portion may be internal and may not be externally accessible. Forming the body may include adding material to form at least one recess in an outer surface of the body. The method may include conducting a stress analysis. The at least one recess may be formed based on or according to the stress analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Tanul Singh, Christopher T. Cantrell, Emmanuel Matthews, Srinivasan A. Tekalur, Lucas Stahl, David St. John, Gregory Kiernan
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Publication number: 20180080587Abstract: A coupling includes a male adapter and a female adapter, and may include a nut and a sleeve. In embodiments, the male adapter includes a male adapter inner diameter, and may include threads. A method of operating a fluid coupling may include providing a first member, a second member, a nut, and a sleeve, connecting the sleeve with the nut such that rotation of the sleeve causes rotation of the nut, rotating the sleeve to connect the first member with the second member, engaging an inner ratchet profile of the sleeve with a ratchet profile of a shoulder of the first member, and covering the shoulder of the first member, including the ratchet profile, with the sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Jason C. Gauss, Gregory Kiernan, Christopher T. Cantrell, Devashish Murkya
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Publication number: 20170370511Abstract: A coupling includes a male adapter and a female adapter, and may include a nut and a sleeve. In embodiments, the male adapter includes a male adapter inner diameter, and may include threads. The female adapter includes a female adapter outer diameter. The nut or other formation may be configured to engage at least a portion of the male adapter. In embodiments, one or more contact points may be provided between the female diameter outer diameter and the male adapter inner diameter, and the female adapter outer diameter or the male adapter inner diameter may be configured to be out-of-round. The male adapter may include a shoulder and the sleeve may cover the shoulder in connected configuration. Methods for forming a coupling are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Gregory Kiernan, Devashish Murkya, Jason C. Gauss, Christopher T. Cantrell