Patents by Inventor Jeff C. Philips

Jeff C. Philips 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).

  • Self-contained sea water linear actuator
    Patent number: 7415937
    Abstract: An actuator that at least inhibits the deleterious effects of corrosive fluids, such as seawater, does not rely on relatively expensive materials, and is capable of operation and relatively high pressures includes two sealed buffer chambers. One buffer chamber is supplied with a buffer fluid, and the other buffer chamber is maintained at a vacuum pressure. The buffer fluid in the first buffer chamber helps remove any residual corrosive fluid that may remain on the actuator translation member as it moves into the actuator housing, and any fluid that leaks into the second chamber will boil as a result of the vacuum pressure therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: William L. Giesler, Louie T. Gaines, Jeff C. Philips
  • Self-contained sea water linear actuator
    Publication number: 20080098944
    Abstract: An actuator that at least inhibits the deleterious effects of corrosive fluids, such as seawater, does not rely on relatively expensive materials, and is capable of operation and relatively high pressures includes two sealed buffer chambers. One buffer chamber is supplied with a buffer fluid, and the other buffer chamber is maintained at a vacuum pressure. The buffer fluid in the first buffer chamber helps remove any residual corrosive fluid that may remain on the actuator translation member as it moves into the actuator housing, and any fluid that leaks into the second chamber will boil as a result of the vacuum pressure therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: William L. Giesler, Louie T. Gaines, Jeff C. Philips