Patents by Inventor Elmer B. Eaton, JR.

Elmer B. Eaton, 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).

  • Piston assembly
    Patent number: 10082207
    Abstract: A piston assembly may include a piston rod and a piston disposed on the piston rod. The piston may include a frame end cap defining a through-bore for receiving the piston rod, and the frame end cap may form a first end of the piston. The piston may include an outer end cap defining a through-bore for receiving the piston rod, and the outer end cap may form a second end of the piston. The piston may also include a center support defining a through-bore for receiving the piston rod. The center support may be disposed between the frame end cap and the outer end cap, and an outer surface of the piston rod and an inner circumferential surface of the center support may define a radial gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: DRESSER-RAND COMPANY
    Inventors: Elmer B. Eaton, Jr., Malcolm J. Cliff, John K. Sandham, Waldo E. Burdick, Jr.
  • PISTON ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160223083
    Abstract: A piston assembly may include a piston rod and a piston disposed on the piston rod. The piston may include a frame end cap defining a through-bore for receiving the piston rod, and the frame end cap may form a first end of the piston. The piston may include an outer end cap defining a through-bore for receiving the piston rod, and the outer end cap may form a second end of the piston. The piston may also include a center support defining a through-bore for receiving the piston rod. The center support may be disposed between the frame end cap and the outer end cap, and an outer surface of the piston rod and an inner circumferential surface of the center support may define a radial gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: DRESSER-RAND COMPANY
    Inventors: Elmer B. Eaton, JR., Malcolm J. Cliff, John K. Sandham, Waldo E. Burdick, JR.