Patents by Inventor John T. Cherryholmes

John T. Cherryholmes 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).

  • Sealing ring assembly
    Patent number: 4917391
    Abstract: An improved sealing ring assembly in which a three-piece ring seal is provided with a residue deposit groove void to accumulate contaminants to minimize clogging between ring members. Mounted on a piston in a pneumatic valve assembly which is actuated by pressure routing effected by selective solenoid energization, the sealing ring assembly improves the reliability of piston actuation in high temperature, high contaminant service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1990
    Assignee: Aerospace Systems and Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy E. Shelinbarger, Jr., John T. Cherryholmes
  • Burner for radiant heater
    Patent number: 4782814
    Abstract: A radiant heater includes a reflector and a spherical burner mounted within the reflector. The burner is formed from wire cloth, and the outer half of the burner has a finer mesh than the inner half so that fuel flows at a faster rate through the inner half. The burner is mounted on a burner tube which extends through the reflector, and a cylindrical port screen is attached to the end of the burner tube inside the burner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1988
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: John T. Cherryholmes
  • Reflector for radiant heater
    Patent number: 4624241
    Abstract: A radiant heater includes a tilting and focusing reflector and a burner which is mounted inside of the reflector. The reflector can be tilted to direct radiant energy from the burner in a desired direction, and the focal point of the reflector can be moved with respect to the burner to concentrate, direct, or disperse radiant energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1986
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: John T. Cherryholmes
  • Reflector for radiant heater
    Patent number: 4569329
    Abstract: A radiant heater includes a tilting and focusing reflector and a burner which is mounted inside of the reflector. The reflector can be tilted to direct radiant energy from the burner in a desired direction, and the focal point of the reflector can be moved with respect to the burner to concentrate, direct, or disperse radiant energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1986
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventor: John T. Cherryholmes
  • Radiant heater
    Patent number: D288473
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1987
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank T. Schmidt, John T. Cherryholmes, Benjamin C. Baugh