Patents by Inventor Daron M. Gruner

Daron M. Gruner 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).

  • Stuffing box cooling system
    Patent number: 9658001
    Abstract: A system for cooling packing material utilized for sealing a shaft moving therethrough is described. The packing material held in place by at least one packing cup, wherein a coolant is directed axially through a significant volume of each packing cup close to the packing material. The present system finds use for compressors and pumps where pressure requirements of the fluids acted upon demand the use of packing materials in close contact with the moving shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Inventor: Daron M. Gruner
  • STUFFING BOX COOLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130139999
    Abstract: A system for cooling packing material utilized for sealing a shaft moving therethrough is described. The packing material held in place by at least one packing cup, wherein a coolant is directed axially through a significant volume of each packing cup close to the packing material. The present system finds use for compressors and pumps where pressure requirements of the fluids acted upon demand the use of packing materials in close contact with the moving shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventor: Daron M. Gruner
  • Stuffing box cooling system
    Patent number: 8366114
    Abstract: A system for cooling packing material utilized for sealing a shaft moving therethrough is described. The packing material held in place by at least one packing cup, wherein a coolant is directed axially through a significant volume of each packing cup close to the packing material. The present system finds use for compressors and pumps where pressure requirements of the fluids acted upon demand the use of packing materials in close contact with the moving shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Inventor: Daron M. Gruner