Patents by Inventor Jane M.-C. Lin

Jane M.-C. Lin 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).

  • Steering control valve with different size flow gaps for noise suppression
    Patent number: 5562124
    Abstract: A valve (10) for controlling flow of hydraulic fluid. The valve (10) has first and second valve members (80, 82) which have a plurality of lands and grooves. The valve members (80, 82) are relatively movable from a neutral position to a displaced position in which surface segments (202, 226, 208, 218) of respective pairs of lands overlap to form flow gaps (232, 234) for restricting flow of fluid between respective pairs of grooves. At least one (234) of the flow gaps is divergent by having a cross-sectional flow area which increases along a direction of fluid flow and at least one (232) of the flow gaps is convergent by having a cross-sectional flow area which decreases along a direction of fluid flow. The flow gaps (232, 234) have minimum cross-sectional flow areas (A, B) defined by the surface segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Hermann W. Behrens, George M. Harpole, Jane M.-C. Lin, Michael F. Wolff, Wendell L. Gilbert