Patents by Inventor Donald C. Bryant

Donald C. Bryant 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: 5951265
    Abstract: A fluid driven reciprocating engine includes a main body having an inlet for receiving a primary fluid and an outlet for discharging the fluid. A drive piston is sealingly mounted in the main body for reciprocating movement in response to flow of the primary fluid through the body. The drive piston divides the body into first and second chambers. A first valve selectively transmits the primary fluid from the inlet to the first and second chambers and a second valve selectively transmits the primary fluid from the first and second chambers to the outlet. An overcenter linkage mechanism that operably interconnects the drive piston and the first and second valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Diemold International, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald C. Bryant
  • Patent number: 5234322
    Abstract: A proportioning pump for liquid additive metering having a housing with a diaphragm piston therein and inlet and outlet primary fluid lines to the housing and inlet and outlet valves in the housing for moving the piston up and down. A pair of additive pistons for pumping an additive liquid into the primary fluid with the additive pistons being moved by the diaphragm piston. An overcenter spring loaded connection connects the diaphragm piston to the inlet and outlet valves and a fail safe mechanism opens both the inlet and outlet valves in the event the spring in the overcenter connection fails. One of the additive pistons has an O-ring therein which acts as a seal and a check valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1993
    Assignee: Chemilizer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond R. Daniels, Norman W. Scheid, Donald C. Bryant
  • Patent number: 5055008
    Abstract: A proportioning pump for liquid additive metering having a housing with a diaphragm piston therein and inlet and outlet primary fluid lines to said housing for moving said diaphragm piston up and down. Additive pistons for pumping an additive liquid into said primary fluid with said additive pistons being moved by said diaphragm piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: Chemilizer Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond R. Daniels, Norman W. Scheid, Donald C. Bryant
  • Patent number: 4271909
    Abstract: Modular fire fighting apparatus includes a power module having a turbine driven by fluid, such as water, introduced at a supply inlet to a housing for the module, a drive shaft driven by the turbine and extending from a coupling face of the housing and a fluid outlet disposed at the coupling face of the housing, and various penetrating and extinguishing tool modules each having a housing within which are disposed a fluid receiving inlet and a driven member. The penetrating and extinguishing tool modules are each adapted to be mounted on the power module such that the driven member is releasably engaged with the drive shaft and fluid supplied to the power module housing is delivered to the penetrating and extinguishing tool module housing via the fluid outlet of the power module housing and the fluid receiving inlet of the penetrating and extinguishing tool module housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1981
    Assignee: American Fire and Industrial Products Company
    Inventors: John F. Chatfield, Jr., Donald C. Bryant, James C. Daly, Friedolf Kamila