Patents by Inventor Davis H. Moquin

Davis H. Moquin 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).

  • System for and method of purging/venting a brush arm bearing
    Patent number: 6500272
    Abstract: A purge/vent system (10) for and method of purging/venting a brush arm bearing. The purge/vent system includes a driven mechanism (12) and a support member (14) having a first cavity (48) for containing the driven mechanism. A gas supply system (24) is in fluid communication with the first cavity proximate the upper end (18) of the driven mechanism, and an evacuation system (26) is in fluid communication with the first cavity proximate the lower end (20) of the driven mechanism. In operation, the gas supply system supplies a gas to the first chamber and the evacuation system draws the gas from the first chamber. As the evacuation system draws the gas from the first chamber, the gas is drawn across and/or through the driven mechanism to keep the driven mechanism dry and/or remove foreign material from the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott R. Cline, Christopher E. Harvey, Willi O. Kalvaitis, Davis H. Moquin
  • System for and method of purging/venting a brush arm bearing
    Publication number: 20020095740
    Abstract: A purge/vent system (10) for and method of purging/venting a brush arm bearing. The purge/vent system comprises a driven mechanism (12) and a support member (14) having a first cavity (48) for containing the driven mechanism. A gas supply system (24) is in fluid communication with the first cavity proximate the upper end (18) of the driven mechanism, and an evacuation system (26) is in fluid communication with the first cavity proximate the lower end (20) of the driven mechanism. In operation, the gas supply system supplies a gas to the first chamber and the evacuation system draws the gas from the first chamber. As the evacuation system draws the gas from the first chamber, the gas is drawn across and/or through the driven mechanism to keep the driven mechanism dry and/or remove foreign material from the first chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Scott R. Cline, Christopher E. Harvey, Willi O. Kalvaitis, Davis H. Moquin