Patents by Inventor Jim A. Beatty

Jim A. Beatty 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: 7373824
    Abstract: An apparatus for attenuation of fluid pressure pulses in a hydraulic system of an automatic transmission is provided. In one embodiment of the invention, a wave tuner is disposed within a fluid conduit between the transmission and a transmission fluid cooler. In another embodiment of the invention, a stand pipe is teed into the conduit with an open end of the stand pipe communicating with the conduit and an opposite closed end reflecting pressure pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Coupled Products LLC
    Inventors: Clifford Krieger, Steve Wozniak, Jim Beatty
  • Publication number: 20060243335
    Abstract: An apparatus for attenuation of fluid pressure pulses in a hydraulic system of an automatic transmission is provided. In one embodiment of the invention, a wave tuner is disposed within a fluid conduit between the transmission and a transmission fluid cooler. In another embodiment of the invention, a stand pipe is teed into the conduit with an open end of the stand pipe communicating with the conduit and an opposite closed end reflecting pressure pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Clifford Krieger, Steve Wozniak, Jim Beatty
  • Patent number: 5868175
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a vapor recovery unit of a fuel dispenser, and comprises a vapor pump, a variable speed electric motor coupled to drive the pump, and an electric control package connected to control the speed of the motor, the foregoing components being located in an integrated unit housing. The pump comprises a positive displacement vapor pump such as a vane pump; the motor comprises a variable speed induction motor; and the control package is operable to receive fuel-flow representative pulses from one or two flow meters, and to vary the pump-motor speed to recover substantially all of the displaced vapor during fueling. The unit housing is preferably installed in a dispenser cabinet and hydraulically coupled in a vapor flow pipe and electrically connected to receive the fuel flow pulses from one or two fuel flow meters. The vapor recovery unit is useful as original equipment (OEM) and/or as a retrofit component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Richard L. Duff, Jim A. Beatty, Jason G. Awad