Patents by Inventor David Alton MCDANIEL, JR.
David Alton MCDANIEL, JR. 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: 11111788Abstract: A first rotor configured to rotate adjacent to a second rotor is disclosed. The second rotor includes a circular main body with a first axis of rotation and a vane extending radially from the main body. The first rotor includes a first curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept at a constant radius about a second axis of rotation, a second curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept by a leading edge of the vane when the second rotor is simultaneously rotated about the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, a third curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept by a trailing edge of the vane when the second rotor is simultaneously rotated about the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, and a vane-receiving groove disposed between the second curved surface and the third curved surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: MALLEN RESEARCH LIMITED PARTNERSHIPInventors: David Alton McDaniel, Jr., James W. Newman, Jr.
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Publication number: 20190078438Abstract: A first rotor configured to rotate adjacent to a second rotor is disclosed. The second rotor includes a circular main body with a first axis of rotation and a vane extending radially from the main body. The first rotor includes a first curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept at a constant radius about a second axis of rotation, a second curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept by a leading edge of the vane when the second rotor is simultaneously rotated about the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, a third curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept by a trailing edge of the vane when the second rotor is simultaneously rotated about the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, and a vane-receiving groove disposed between the second curved surface and the third curved surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: David Alton MCDANIEL, JR., James W. NEWMAN, JR.
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Patent number: 10138730Abstract: A first rotor configured to rotate adjacent to a second rotor is disclosed. The second rotor includes a circular main body with a first axis of rotation and a vane extending radially from the main body. The first rotor includes a first curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept at a constant radius about a second axis of rotation, a second curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept by a leading edge of the vane when the second rotor is simultaneously rotated about the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, a third curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept by a trailing edge of the vane when the second rotor is simultaneously rotated about the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, and a vane-receiving groove disposed between the second curved surface and the third curved surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: MALLEN RESEARCH LIMITED PARTNERSHIPInventors: David Alton McDaniel, Jr., James W. Newman, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170226856Abstract: A first rotor configured to rotate adjacent to a second rotor is disclosed. The second rotor includes a circular main body with a first axis of rotation and a vane extending radially from the main body. The first rotor includes a first curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept at a constant radius about a second axis of rotation, a second curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept by a leading edge of the vane when the second rotor is simultaneously rotated about the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, a third curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept by a trailing edge of the vane when the second rotor is simultaneously rotated about the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, and a vane-receiving groove disposed between the second curved surface and the third curved surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: David Alton MCDANIEL, JR., James W. NEWMAN, JR.
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Patent number: 9664047Abstract: A rotary device is disclosed that includes a rotor comprising a main body and plurality of protrusions extending radially from the main body. At least a pair of voids are provided adjacent to each other in the main body of the rotor between each adjacent pair of the plurality of protrusions, and each pair of voids is spaced from each adjacent pair of voids by a distance greater than that between each adjacent void in each pair of voids.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Mallen Research Limited PartnershipInventors: David Alton McDaniel, Jr., James W. Newman, Jr.
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Patent number: 9664048Abstract: A first rotor configured to rotate adjacent to a second rotor is disclosed. The second rotor includes a circular main body with a first axis of rotation and a vane extending radially from the main body. The first rotor includes a first curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept at a constant radius about a second axis of rotation, a second curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept by a leading edge of the vane when the second rotor is simultaneously rotated about the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, a third curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept by a trailing edge of the vane when the second rotor is simultaneously rotated about the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, and a vane-receiving groove disposed between the second curved surface and the third curved surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2015Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: MALLEN RESEARCH LIMITED PARTNERSHIPInventors: David Alton McDaniel, Jr., James W. Newman, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150184657Abstract: A rotary device is disclosed that includes a rotor comprising a main body and plurality of protrusions extending radially from the main body. At least a pair of voids are provided adjacent to each other in the main body of the rotor between each adjacent pair of the plurality of protrusions, and each pair of voids is spaced from each adjacent pair of voids by a distance greater than that between each adjacent void in each pair of voids.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2015Publication date: July 2, 2015Applicant: MALLEN RESEARCH LIMITED PARTNERSHIPInventors: David Alton MCDANIEL, JR., Thomas Towles LAWSON, JR., James W. NEWMAN, JR.
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Publication number: 20150167464Abstract: A first rotor configured to rotate adjacent to a second rotor is disclosed. The second rotor includes a circular main body with a first axis of rotation and a vane extending radially from the main body. The first rotor includes a first curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept at a constant radius about a second axis of rotation, a second curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept by a leading edge of the vane when the second rotor is simultaneously rotated about the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, a third curved surface that corresponds to a curve swept by a trailing edge of the vane when the second rotor is simultaneously rotated about the first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation, and a vane-receiving groove disposed between the second curved surface and the third curved surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2015Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: MALLEN RESEARCH LIMITED PARTNERSHIPInventors: David Alton MCDANIEL, JR., Thomas Towles LAWSON, JR., James W. NEWMAN, JR.
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Patent number: 8956134Abstract: A fixed vane positive displacement rotary device is disclosed that includes a primary rotor and one or more scavenging rotors rotatably disposed in a rotor encasement. The primary rotor includes a plurality of protrusions. And each of the scavenging rotors includes a first curved surface that is configured to move adjacent to the primary rotor between the protrusions as the primary rotor and scavenging rotors rotate, a protrusion-receiving groove extending that is configured to receive one of the plurality of protrusions therein so that at least a tip of that protrusion moves adjacent to the protrusion-receiving groove as the primary rotor and scavenging rotors rotate, and a second curved surface and a third curved surface extending away from a center of the protrusion-receiving groove on opposing sides of the protrusion-receiving groove that are configured to move adjacent to a leading side and a trailing side of the one protrusion, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Mallen Research LimitedInventors: David Alton McDaniel, Jr., Thomas Towles Lawson, Jr., James W. Newman, Jr.
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Publication number: 20140056745Abstract: A fixed vane positive displacement rotary device is disclosed that includes a primary rotor and one or more scavenging rotors rotatably disposed in a rotor encasement. The primary rotor includes a plurality of protrusions. And each of the scavenging rotors includes a first curved surface that is configured to move adjacent to the primary rotor between the protrusions as the primary rotor and scavenging rotors rotate, a protrusion-receiving groove extending that is configured to receive one of the plurality of protrusions therein so that at least a tip of that protrusion moves adjacent to the protrusion-receiving groove as the primary rotor and scavenging rotors rotate, and a second curved surface and a third curved surface extending away from a center of the protrusion-receiving groove on opposing sides of the protrusion-receiving groove that are configured to move adjacent to a leading side and a trailing side of the one protrusion, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: MALLEN RESEARCH LIMITED PARTNERSHIPInventors: David Alton MCDANIEL, JR., Thomas Towles LAWSON, JR., James W. NEWMAN, JR.