Patents by Inventor Jeffery Gibson

Jeffery Gibson 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: 9322682
    Abstract: A flow meter includes a magnet actuated switch, and an impeller configured to be insertable into a standard NPT ¼? pipe fitting. Rotation of the impeller in response to a fluid flow actuates the magnet actuated switch with a frequency that is proportional to a flow rate of the fluid flow. The impeller has a cylindrical shaft and a plurality of extensions that extend from the cylindrical shaft that form a spiral shaped cross section. Each extension has an inner curved surface and an outer curved surface, and the inner curved surface is concave shaped to catch the flow of the fluid, and the outer curved surface is convex shaped to provide reduced counter resistance to the rotation of the impeller. A pipe section assembly includes a pipe section including a standard NPT ¼? pipe fitting and the flow meter vertically inserted into the pipe fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Alton White, Christopher Templeman, David Thomas, Jeffery Gibson
  • Publication number: 20150020909
    Abstract: A flow meter includes a magnet actuated switch, and an impeller configured to be insertable into a standard NPT ¼? pipe fitting. Rotation of the impeller in response to a fluid flow actuates the magnet actuated switch with a frequency that is proportional to a flow rate of the fluid flow. The impeller has a cylindrical shaft and a plurality of extensions that extend from the cylindrical shaft that form a spiral shaped cross section. Each extension has an inner curved surface and an outer curved surface, and the inner curved surface is concave shaped to catch the flow of the fluid, and the outer curved surface is convex shaped to provide reduced counter resistance to the rotation of the impeller. A pipe section assembly includes a pipe section including a standard NPT ¼? pipe fitting and the flow meter vertically inserted into the pipe fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Alton White, Christopher Templeman, David Thomas, Jeffery Gibson
  • Publication number: 20040032702
    Abstract: An adapter mechanism is configured to permit a previously known accessory device that had been configured to be used in conjunction with a previously known circuit breaker to be operatively connected with a different type of circuit breaker. The adapter mechanism includes a first interface that is engageable with a handle of the circuit breaker as well as a second interface that is engageable with a movable arm or a latch mechanism of the circuit breaker. The adapter mechanism further includes a support member upon which the first interface is rotatably disposed, with the support member being formed with a plurality of clips that permit the support member and thus the adapter mechanism to be removably mounted on the circuit breaker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Jeffery Gibson, Craig A. Rodgers