Patents by Inventor John Harvey Lee

John Harvey Lee 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: 6499964
    Abstract: An integrated, i.e unitary, rotary hydraulic vane pump assembly reduces cost and simplifies manufacturing thereof. The integrated assembly includes an electric motor, a rotary vane pump, a pump housing and an end bell. The end bell has an inlet fitting or passageway which communicates with the inlet of the rotary vane pump. The pump housing receives the vane pump and is received within the end bell. The electric motor is secured to the face of the pump housing opposite the end bell. The pump housing includes outlet passageways and a centrally disposed axial opening for receiving an output shaft of the electric motor. The rotary vane pump includes end sections and a center, cam ring section which receives a vane rotor assembly coupled to the output shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Matthew Staton, James Richard Robertson, Bernard Dale Baughn, John Harvey Lee
  • Publication number: 20020131873
    Abstract: An integrated, i.e. unitary, rotary hydraulic vane pump assembly reduces cost and simplifies manufacturing thereof. The integrated assembly includes an electric motor, a rotary vane pump, a pump housing and an end bell. The end bell has an inlet fitting or passageway which communicates with the inlet of the rotary vane pump. The pump housing receives the vane pump and is received within the end bell. The electric motor is secured to the face of the pump housing opposite the end bell. The pump housing includes outlet passageways and a centrally disposed axial opening for receiving an output shaft of the electric motor. The rotary vane pump includes end sections and a center, cam ring section which receives a vane rotor assembly coupled to the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Timothy Matthew Staton, James Richard Robertson, Bernard Dale Baughn, John Harvey Lee