Patents by Inventor James E. Gregg

James E. Gregg 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: 6298803
    Abstract: A car locator that uses a pluraity of visual indicators to help the owner locate a car in a crowded parking lot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Inventor: James E. Gregg
  • Patent number: 4384826
    Abstract: A compressor unloader system and method is disclosed, comprising a pneumatically controlled one-way valve member for controlling communication between an unloader chamber and a compression chamber of a compressor.The one-way valve member has one surface exposed to the pressure of the unloader chamber. To close it a control mechanism is actuated to present a lower pressure to an opposing second surface, interior of the valve member, creating a pressure differential to urge the one-way valve member toward a closed position.Temporary excesses of compression chamber pressures relative to unloader chamber pressures may bump the valve open to charge the unloader chamber with essentially maximum compression chamber pressure, thereby neutralizing the effect of the unloader chamber and fully loading the compressor.The one-way valve member is biased toward an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1981
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1983
    Assignee: Tenneco, Inc.
    Inventor: James E. Gregg