Patents by Inventor Howard B. Silver

Howard B. Silver 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).

  • Method for transmitting power by traction utilizing borate esters as traction fluids and a device for using the method
    Patent number: 4392973
    Abstract: A method for transmitting power by traction wherein the traction fluid is a borate ester having the general formula: ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is a saturated or unsaturated mono-cyclic group with from 1 to 5 side groups having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are the same or different cyclic groups as defined for R.sub.1 or alkyl groups with from 1 to 20 carbon atoms.A traction drive mechanism utilizing such a borate ester as the traction fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1983
    Assignee: The British Petroleum Company Limited
    Inventors: Anthony J. Moore, Howard B. Silver