Patents by Inventor James Asam

James Asam 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).

  • Inlet tube diffuser element for a hydraulic pump
    Patent number: 6287094
    Abstract: A hydraulic fluid pump (10), including a housing (12), a pumping apparatus (14), an inlet (16), a pressure chamber (17), an outlet (18), a bypass valve (20) and a diffuser (24). Wherein cavitation is reduced by using the diffuser (24) to supercharge fluid from the outlet (18) to increase the static pressure of the fluid entering the pumping apparatus (14). And wherein the inlet (16) and the diffuser (24) are designed to minimize the complexity, cost and packaging considerations of the hydraulic fluid pump (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Bleitz, Leonard Frank Bishop, James Asam