Patents by Inventor Franklin W. Merkley

Franklin W. Merkley 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).

  • Fuel shroud system with spherical ferrule/drain can interface
    Patent number: 5261240
    Abstract: A fuel shroud system has a chamber for draining leaked fuel. The chamber is partly defined by a drain can and a sealing ferrule having a spherical sealing ferrule/drain can interface. The spherical interface allows rotation of the drain can relative to the sealing ferrule about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the ferrule, thereby facilitating installation of the drain can. The sealing ferrule also includes an anti-torquing nut to enable the sealing ferrule to be held rigid while the swivel nut is being torqued, thereby preventing torsional static preloads from being applied to the piping system during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1993
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Max D. Oyler, Carroll P. Dials, Franklin W. Merkley