Patents by Inventor Jon C. JOHNSON

Jon C. JOHNSON 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).

  • Systems and methods to provide lubricant to a bearing
    Patent number: 10519958
    Abstract: Systems and methods to help provide lubricant to a bearing in a compressor are disclosed. The embodiments disclosed herein generally are directed to systems and methods to provide a lubricant flow to the bearing, where the lubricant flow relies on the rotation of a shaft of the compressor, so that the lubricant flow can be independent of a power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Mark W. Harrison, Jon C. Johnson, Todd W. Smith
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE LUBRICANT TO A BEARING
    Publication number: 20180274544
    Abstract: Systems and methods to help provide lubricant to a bearing in a compressor are disclosed. The embodiments disclosed herein generally are directed to systems and methods to provide a lubricant flow to the bearing, where the lubricant flow relies on the rotation of a shaft of the compressor, so that the lubricant flow can be independent of a power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Mark W. HARRISON, Jon C. JOHNSON, Todd W. Smith