Patents by Inventor John Robert Ramsey

John Robert Ramsey 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: 6679045
    Abstract: A bearing housing includes inner and outer shells through which a rotor shaft may extend. A service tube is fixedly joined to the inner shell and extends through a service aperture in the outer shell. A flexible coupling sealingly joins the service tube to the outer shell at the service aperture for permitting differential thermal movement between the inner and outer shells at the service tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Apostolos Pavlos Karafillis, Peter Walter Mueller, John Robert Ramsey
  • Publication number: 20030110778
    Abstract: A bearing housing includes inner and outer shells through which a rotor shaft may extend. A service tube is fixedly joined to the inner shell and extends through a service aperture in the outer shell. A flexible coupling sealingly joins the service tube to the outer shell at the service aperture for permitting differential thermal movement between the inner and outer shells at the service tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Apostolos Pavlos Karafillis, Peter Walter Mueller, John Robert Ramsey
  • Patent number: 6439616
    Abstract: A retainer for non-rotatably retaining a conduit member that extends through an opening in a casing wall. The retainer has an annular top wall that includes an inner periphery having inwardly extending projections to engage the outer surface of the conduit member. Additionally, the retainer includes a depending skirt that extends from the outer periphery of the top wall. A pair of outwardly extending straps extend from the skirt and include bolt holes for enabling the retainer to be bolted relative to the casing wall. The retainer limits axial outward movement of the conduit member and also diffuses and deflects any leakage air that passes around the conduit member to avoid impingement of the leakage air against the structural components and accessories that are positioned outside the engine casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Apostolos Pavlos Karafillis, John Robert Ramsey, Matthew Kaminske