Patents by Inventor Gary D. Wooten

Gary D. Wooten 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).

  • Air cooled machine and cooling fan
    Patent number: 4399379
    Abstract: A fan assembly has a sealing ring which rotatably fits with a similar feature on a machine casting when the fan is assembled to the machine to provide a labyrinth type seal which is maintained over a wide variation and axial gap to inhibit the flow of air bypassing the normal flow through the machine so that the fan pumps greater quantities of air through the machine for improved cooling of all elements therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1983
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen W. Marks, Gary D. Wooten, Ronald N. Gray