Patents by Inventor Jim C. Clark

Jim C. Clark 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 methods for preventing compressor surge
    Patent number: 4662817
    Abstract: To prevent surge in a compressor, the flow therethrough is automatically altered when the static pressure differential taken laterally across one of its diffuser vanes approaches a magnitude indicative of a surge condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1987
    Assignee: The Garrett Corporation
    Inventors: Jim C. Clark, George L. Perrone