Patents by Inventor Gerald Hayes

Gerald Hayes 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).

  • Patent number: 9549643
    Abstract: A door assembly compensates for any deflection of the track which may occur with a heavy door material and/or a curved door support track. In particular, the present disclosure provides track mounting assemblies which can be tilted in order to “fine tune” the orientation of the door with respect to the surrounding support structure, e.g., the bathtub or shower base threshold. If the curved track deflects from the weight of one or more sliding doors, the track can be tilted to ensure that the door remains level and functions as intended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Delta Faucet Company
    Inventors: Gerald Hayes, Jeff Ferris
  • Publication number: 20160287027
    Abstract: A door assembly compensates for any deflection of the track which may occur with a heavy door material and/or a curved door support track. In particular, the present disclosure provides track mounting assemblies which can be tilted in order to “fine tune” the orientation of the door with respect to the surrounding support structure, e.g., the bathtub or shower base threshold. If the curved track deflects from the weight of one or more sliding doors, the track can be tilted to ensure that the door remains level and functions as intended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Gerald Hayes, Jeff Ferris
  • Patent number: 9169833
    Abstract: A fuel pump assembly and method of making the same is disclosed. The fuel pump assembly includes a brushless direct current (BLDC) motor and a circuit board formed as a discrete component from the BLDC motor. The BLDC motor includes a stator with a plurality of windings. A screw, or some other fastener, extends through the circuit board and threadedly engages a portion of the BLDC motor. The screws serve the dual functions of attaching the circuit board to the BLDC motor and electrically connecting the BLDC motor to the circuit board to power the BLDC motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Carter Fuel Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Greg B. McCormick, Gerald Hayes, Michael S. Richards
  • Publication number: 20140099217
    Abstract: A fuel pump assembly and method of making the same is disclosed. The fuel pump assembly includes a brushless direct current (BLDC) motor and a circuit board formed as a discrete component from the BLDC motor. The BLDC motor includes a stator with a plurality of windings. A screw, or some other fastener, extends through the circuit board and threadedly engages a portion of the BLDC motor. The screws serve the dual functions of attaching the circuit board to the BLDC motor and electrically connecting the BLDC motor to the circuit board to power the BLDC motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Greg B. McCormick, Gerald Hayes, Michael S. Richards
  • Patent number: 7037105
    Abstract: An apparatus for warming objects such as production conduits at a well site comprises an internal combustion engine driving a well pump. A heat exchanger shell is connected to an exhaust port of the engine, and has an output port. A circulating pump is driven by the engine, and a heating circuit is connected to the circulating pump such that liquid in the heating circuit is pumped from a pump output of the circulating pump through the heating circuit to a pump intake of the circulating pump. The heating circuit comprises a heat absorbing portion inside the heat exchanger shell arranged such that heat from the exhaust of the engine is transferred to the liquid therein, and a heating conduit arranged adjacent to a production conduit or other desired object such that heat from the liquid in the heating conduit is transferred to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Inventor: Gerald Hayes
  • Publication number: 20060011152
    Abstract: An enclosed engine apparatus with auxiliary cooling includes a liquid cooled internal combustion engine located in a building. An auxiliary heat exchanger is operative to transfer heat from a liquid coolant flowing through the auxiliary heat exchanger to an air stream passing through the auxiliary heat exchanger, and the auxiliary heat exchanger is located outside the building. A supply conduit connects to the engine cooling system at a heater supply fitting on the engine and to a supply port of the auxiliary heat exchanger, and a return conduit connects to the cooling system at a heater return fitting on the engine and to a return port of the auxiliary heat exchanger. An electric fan is powered draws air through the auxiliary heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventor: Gerald Hayes
  • Publication number: 20050224223
    Abstract: An apparatus for warming objects such as production conduits at a well site comprises an internal combustion engine driving a well pump. A heat exchanger shell is connected to an exhaust port of the engine, and has an output port. A circulating pump is driven by the engine, and a heating circuit is connected to the circulating pump such that liquid in the heating circuit is pumped from a pump output of the circulating pump through the heating circuit to a pump intake of the circulating pump. The heating circuit comprises a heat absorbing portion inside the heat exchanger shell arranged such that heat from the exhaust of the engine is transferred to the liquid therein, and a heating conduit arranged adjacent to a production conduit or other desired object such that heat from the liquid in the heating conduit is transferred to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventor: Gerald Hayes
  • Patent number: 5422445
    Abstract: A vehicular muffler has a body with endcaps mounted on opposed ends thereof. The body has an outer wrap and an inner wrap. The outer wrap is sheet metal having opposed edges overlapping each other to form a closed figure. The opposed overlapping edges are an outer edge and an inner edge. The inner wrap is sheet metal having opposed margins overlapping each other. The opposed margins are an inner margin and an outer margin. The inner margin has a portion adjacent to the inner edge. The outer margin is positioned between the inner margin and the outer wrap to form a gap between the terminus of the outer margin and the terminus of the inner edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: Midas International Corporation
    Inventors: William J. Baird, Gerald Hayes, Steven P. DeMik
  • Patent number: 4461267
    Abstract: A compound bow includes a pair of improved pivotally mounted cam assemblies having separate, specification profiled string cable segments and power cable segments constructed and arranged to produce a draw force curve representing a greater area of stored energy than that obtained with most existing compound bows. The draw length of the bow, among other parameters, is readily altered without compressing and dismantling the bow cable components by removing and replacing differently configured draw length cam modules associated with the power cable segments. Attachment and subsequent turning of each of the timing, string and power cables is easily accomplished by means of cable adjusters carried by each cam assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1984
    Assignee: Kidde Reaction Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Simonds, Robert Remick, Gerald Hayes