Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Case

Jeffrey A. Case 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: 7584917
    Abstract: A coil spring assembly for connection with a separator body to apply a spring force to a grinding roll of a journal assembly to pulverize solid fuel. The coil spring assembly includes: a preload stud having a first end in communication with the journal assembly and an exposed opposite second end extending from the coil spring assembly; a spring adjustment bolt and bearing assembly being fixed relative to the preload stud extending therethrough; and a seal being substantially cylindrical shaped and flexible at least along a central axis thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Oliver G. Briggs, Jeffrey A. Case, Melissa Cassidy, Lawrence S. Farris
  • Publication number: 20080302280
    Abstract: An exhauster fan bearing assembly for a pulverized solid fuel firing system includes a pedestal housing having an opening at a top portion, the pedestal housing defining an interior space with access thereto through the opening; a bearing housing disposed at the top portion of the pedestal housing, the bearing housing having first and second openings disposed at opposite ends of the bearing housing; first and second bearing assemblies disposed at the first and second openings, respectively; a shaft extending through the bearing housing via the first and second openings, the shaft rotatable about a shaft rotational axis via the first and second bearing assemblies; and a sump housing operably coupled to a bottom of the bearing housing. The sump housing extends through the opening and into the interior space of the pedestal housing. The sump housing defines a reservoir for a lubricant in fluid communication with the first and second bearing assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Applicant: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Case, Mark A. Fuller, Daniel J. Hayden, JR.
  • Publication number: 20080237379
    Abstract: A coil spring assembly for connection with a separator body to apply a spring force to a grinding roll of a journal assembly to pulverize solid fuel. The coil spring assembly includes: a preload stud having a first end in communication with the journal assembly and an exposed opposite second end extending from the coil spring assembly; a spring adjustment bolt and bearing assembly being fixed relative to the preload stud extending therethrough; and a seal being substantially cylindrical shaped and flexible at least along a central axis thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Alstom Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Oliver G. Briggs, Jeffrey A. Case, Melissa Cassidy, Lawrence S. Farris
  • Patent number: 7315418
    Abstract: A polarizing beam splitter includes a multilayer polarizing film, a first cross-linked silicone gel layer disposed on the multilayer polarizing film, a first rigid cover disposed on the cross-linked silicone gel layer, and a second rigid cover disposed adjacent to the multilayer polarizing film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: James P. DiZio, Maureen C. Nelson, Audrey A. Sherman, Mieczyslaw H. Mazurek, Wendi J. Winkler, Jiaying Ma, Marvin Jeffrey Case
  • Patent number: 7296763
    Abstract: A grinder roll assembly (500) is provided herein. The grinder roll assembly (500) includes a grinder roll (505), a shaft (510) in a through bore of the grinder roll, a first tapered sleeve (615A), and a second tapered sleeve (615B). The first tapered sleeve (615A) fits between the shaft (510) and the grinder roll (505) in one direction, and the second tapered sleeve (615B) fits between the shaft (510) and the grinder roll (505) in an opposite direction to form at least one friction lock that mounts the grinder roll (505) to the shaft (510).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Theron J. Bliss, Jeffrey A. Case, Robert R. Tobiasz
  • Publication number: 20060249610
    Abstract: A grinder roll assembly (500) is provided herein. The grinder roll assembly (500) includes a grinder roll (505), a shaft (510) in a through bore of the grinder roll, a first tapered sleeve (615A), and a second tapered sleeve (615B). The first tapered sleeve (615A) fits between the shaft (510) and the grinder roll (505) in one direction, and the second tapered sleeve (615B) fits between the shaft (510) and the grinder roll (505) in an opposite direction to form at least one friction lock that mounts the grinder roll (505) to the shaft (510).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Theron Bliss, Jeffrey Case, Robert Tobiasz
  • Publication number: 20060085546
    Abstract: Systems, computer-program-products, and methods for managing terminal services (TS) accounts and sessions for online utilization of hosted applications are provided. A system is operative to monitor a supply of available TS accounts and create TS accounts in response to detecting that the supply of available TS accounts is below a minimum number. When a request to access a TS session is detected, the system provisions a TS account for the user to immediately access the TS session without entering credentials. The provisioned TS account provides access and is associated with a unique profile. The system is also operative to receive the request to access the hosted application and decrypt credentials generated for the user. A method involves reading a username assigned to a user requesting access, locating the TS account associated with the username, identifying the language associated with the TS account, and launching the hosted application in that language.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Ralph Abdo, Jeffrey Case, Chi-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 6202572
    Abstract: An exhauster is provided having an improved fan assembly for exhausting coal through an exhauster fan housing, the exhauster fan assembly being mountable within the housing on a shaft for rotation about a shaft rotational axis. The housing has an inlet generally aligned with the shaft rotational axis such that coal entering the housing through the inlet contacts the rotating exhauster fan and is redirected thereby along a radial outlet path. The exhauster fan assembly includes a plurality of blades and a hub having an outer surface, a free end, and a bore for receiving therein the free end of the shaft in an orientation in which the free end of the shaft and the free end of the hub are oriented in the same axial direction. The outer surface of the hub is radially outwardly spaced from the bore and the blades are mounted to the outer surface of the hub at uniform angular spacings therearound and project radially outwardly therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Alstom Power N.V.
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Case
  • Patent number: D1016684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Daimler Truck North America LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Cotner, Austin Cox, Alan Case, Steven Powell, Daniel Kunzelmann