Patents by Inventor Jeffery R. Norris

Jeffery R. Norris 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).

  • Apparatus and Method for Purging Particles from an Actuator
    Publication number: 20110308039
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing particles from a shaft includes a housing having a bore that receives the shaft. The housing includes an inlet port coupled to a pressurized fluid supply, a manifold chamber in communication with the inlet port, and a plurality of bores in communication with the manifold chamber and adjacent the shaft such that the fluid flowing through the bores impinges on the shaft. The bores are angled to produce a spiraling flow pattern about the shaft. A method of removing particles from a shaft includes directing a flow of a fluid onto the surface of the shaft in a generally spiraling pattern, and removing particles from the shaft using the spiraling flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: The Sheffer Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffery R. Norris
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PURGING PARTICLES FROM AN ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20100200024
    Abstract: An apparatus for removing particles from a shaft includes a housing having a bore that receives the shaft. The housing includes an inlet port coupled to a pressurized fluid supply, a manifold chamber in communication with the inlet port, and a plurality of bores in communication with the manifold chamber and adjacent the shaft such that the fluid flowing through the bores impinges on the shaft. The bores are angled to produce a spiraling flow pattern about the shaft. A method of removing particles from a shaft includes directing a flow of a fluid onto the surface of the shaft in a generally spiraling pattern, and removing particles from the shaft using the spiraling flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: The Sheffer Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffery R. Norris