Patents by Inventor Floyd James Wheeler, Jr.

Floyd James Wheeler, 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).

  • Centrifugal air compressor
    Patent number: 6763812
    Abstract: A centrifugal supercharger is disclosed that includes an internal drive mechanism which embodies the present invention. A pair of sprockets are connected to parallel input and output drive shafts and drivingly connected by a taut, high tension, endless cog-belt seated and running on the two sprockets. A plurality of belt stabilizing components are incorporated therein to provide maintenance-free, low-temperature operation of the drive mechanism. These stabilizing components include air ducts formed in the output sprocket, tensioning members formed in the belt, heat-resistant and high-speed ceramic ball bearings and shock absorbing springs that alone and in combination provide a highly efficient drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Wheelerco Products, Inc. DBA Powerdyne Automotive Products
    Inventors: Floyd James Wheeler, Jr., Floyd James Wheeler, III
  • Centrifugal air compressor
    Patent number: 6390942
    Abstract: A centrifugal supercharger is disclosed that includes an internal drive mechanism which embodies the present invention. A pair of sprockets are connected to parallel input and output drive shafts and drivingly connected by a taut, high tension, endless cog-belt seated and running on the two sprockets. A plurality of belt stabilizing components are incorporated therein to provide maintenance-free, low-temperature operation of the drive mechanism. These stabilizing components include air ducts formed in the output sprocket, tensioning members formed in the belt, heat-resistant and high-speed ceramic ball bearings and shock absorbing springs that alone and in combination provide a highly efficient drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Wheelerco Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Floyd James Wheeler, Jr., Floyd James Wheeler, III
  • CENTRIFUGAL AIR COMPRESSOR
    Publication number: 20010013338
    Abstract: A centrifugal supercharger is disclosed that includes an internal drive mechanism which embodies the present invention. A pair of sprockets are connected to parallel input and output drive shafts and drivingly connected by a taut, high tension, endless cog-belt seated and running on the two sprockets. A plurality of belt stabilizing components are incorporated therein to provide maintenance-free, low-temperature operation of the drive mechanism. These stabilizing components include air ducts formed in the output sprocket, tensioning members formed in the belt, heat-resistant and high-speed ceramic ball bearings and shock absorbing springs that alone and in combination provide a highly efficient drive mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: FLOYD JAMES WHEELER, JR., FLOYD JAMES WHEELER
  • Centrifugal air compressor
    Patent number: 5887576
    Abstract: A centrifugal supercharger is disclosed that includes an internal drive mechanism which embodies the present invention. A pair of sprockets are connected to parallel input and output drive shafts and drivingly connected by a taut, high tension, endless cog-belt seated and running on the two sprockets. A plurality of belt stabilizing components are incorporated therein to provide maintenance-free, low-temperature operation of the drive mechanism. These stabilizing components include air ducts formed in the output sprocket, tensioning members formed in the belt, heat-resistant and high-speed ceramic ball bearings and shock absorbing springs that alone and in combination provide a highly efficient drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Inventors: Floyd James Wheeler, Jr., Floyd James Wheeler, III