Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Pennypacker

Jeffrey Pennypacker 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).

  • Compressor valve seat reconditioning limit indicator
    Patent number: 10781806
    Abstract: A compressor valve may include a guard and a seat affixed thereto. The seat may have an inlet surface and an outlet surface opposite the inlet surface. A reconditioning limit indicator may be defined by or adjacent the outlet surface. The reconditioning limit indicator may be indicative of a maximum amount of material of the seat removable from the outlet surface during reconditioning of the seat. The reconditioning limit indicator may be a groove defined by the outer cylindrical surface of the seat, a portion of the outer cylindrical surface of the seat adjacent the outlet surface and having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the seat, or a predetermined shape of a predetermined depth machined on the outlet surface of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: DRESSER-RAND COMPANY
    Inventors: Glenn D. Hatch, Joel T. Sanford, Jeffrey Pennypacker
  • COMPRESSOR VALVE SEAT RECONDITIONING LIMIT INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20140339453
    Abstract: A compressor valve may include a guard and a seat affixed thereto. The seat may have an inlet surface and an outlet surface opposite the inlet surface. A reconditioning limit indicator may be defined by or adjacent the outlet surface. The reconditioning limit indicator may be indicative of a maximum amount of material of the seat removable from the outlet surface during reconditioning of the seat. The reconditioning limit indicator may be a groove defined by the outer cylindrical surface of the seat, a portion of the outer cylindrical surface of the seat adjacent the outlet surface and having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the seat, or a predetermined shape of a predetermined depth machined on the outlet surface of the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: DRESSER-RAND COMPANY
    Inventors: Glenn D. Hatch, Joel T. Sanford, Jeffrey Pennypacker
  • Socket connector with latch locking member
    Patent number: 7371097
    Abstract: A socket connector for connecting a card edge module to a circuit board includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis between opposed ends. The housing includes a mounting face configured to be received on the circuit board and a slot configured to receive a mating edge of the card edge module. A latch member is pivotably connected to the housing. The latch member is movable between an open position and a closed position. A locking member is positioned on the latch member and configured to prevent movement of the latch member from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Pennypacker, Richard Nicholas Whyne, Daniel Robert Ringler, Attalee S. Taylor