Patents by Inventor Doug Compton

Doug Compton 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).

  • Piston accumulator bladder apparatus system and method
    Patent number: 9587455
    Abstract: The present invention is a new and improved bladder for use with a piston accumulator apparatus, system and method of using same that provides a dispersion tube in the bladder to allow fluid to be communicated under a vacuum from the bladder to the accumulator seawater chamber and back again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Reel Power Licensing Corp.
    Inventors: Tom Frey, Doug Compton, Nathan Schmidt
  • PISTON ACCUMULATOR BLADDER APPARATUS SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160305212
    Abstract: The present invention is a new and improved bladder for use with a piston accumulator apparatus, system and method of using same that provides a dispersion tube in the bladder to allow fluid to be communicated under a vacuum from the bladder to the accumulator seawater chamber and back again.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Tom Frey, Doug Compton, Nathan Schmidt
  • Tapered brake beam wear liner
    Patent number: 8256585
    Abstract: A brake beam wear liner for receiving a brake beam assembly includes a base wall extending between a rear end and front end. The base wall has opposite side edges. The base wall has a tapered thickness between the rear end and the front end with the base wall being thicker proximate to the rear end and being narrower proximate to the front end. The brake beam wear liner also includes side walls extending from the opposite side edges and flanges extending outward from the side walls generally opposite the base wall. The side walls and the base wall define an open ended trough configured to receive an end of the brake beam assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Amsted Rail Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Halford, Doug Compton, Nathan Reese, Jay Monaco
  • Tapered brake beam wear liner
    Publication number: 20120037033
    Abstract: A brake beam wear liner for receiving a brake beam assembly includes a base wall extending between a rear end and front end. The base wall has opposite side edges. The base wall has a tapered thickness between the rear end and the front end with the base wall being thicker proximate to the rear end and being narrower proximate to the front end. The brake beam wear liner also includes side walls extending from the opposite side edges and flanges extending outward from the side walls generally opposite the base wall. The side walls and the base wall define an open ended trough configured to receive an end of the brake beam assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Amsted Rail Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Halford, Doug Compton, Nathan Reese, Jay Monaco