Patents by Inventor Jeptha F. Randolph

Jeptha F. Randolph 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).

  • Turbine meter rotor bearing
    Patent number: 4345801
    Abstract: The rotor of a turbine meter has a high performance polymer bushing and is mounted on a stainless steel shaft. The polymer bushing through the rotor has a flange formed on each end to capture the body of the rotor. The stainless steel shaft on which the rotor is journaled is bonded into a cavity of a spider with a slip-fit, the flanges on the bushing bearing alternatively on the spiders, depending upon the direction of metered flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1982
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeptha F. Randolph, Donald L. Stout