Patents by Inventor Joseph Heger

Joseph Heger 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: 8454334
    Abstract: A compressor system includes a lubricant reservoir, a screw compressor, and a valve. The screw compressor includes a housing defining a compression chamber having a suction port, a discharge port, a first lubricant feed port located between the suction port and the discharge port, and a second lubricant feed port located between the discharge port and the first lubricant feed port. The valve is in fluid communication with the lubricant reservoir, the first lubricant feed port via a first lubricant feed passageway, and the second lubricant feed port via a second lubricant feed passageway. The valve is movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the valve fluidly connects the lubricant reservoir to the first lubricant feed passageway to direct lubricant to the first lubricant feed port. In the second position, the valve fluidly connects the lubricant reservoir to the second lubricant feed passageway to direct lubricant to the second lubricant feed port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Trane International Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Heger, Robert Mayfield
  • Publication number: 20120207634
    Abstract: A compressor system includes a lubricant reservoir, a screw compressor, and a valve. The screw compressor includes a housing defining a compression chamber having a suction port, a discharge port, a first lubricant feed port located between the suction port and the discharge port, and a second lubricant feed port located between the discharge port and the first lubricant feed port. The valve is in fluid communication with the lubricant reservoir, the first lubricant feed port via a first lubricant feed passageway, and the second lubricant feed port via a second lubricant feed passageway. The valve is movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the valve fluidly connects the lubricant reservoir to the first lubricant feed passageway to direct lubricant to the first lubricant feed port. In the second position, the valve fluidly connects the lubricant reservoir to the second lubricant feed passageway to direct lubricant to the second lubricant feed port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Joseph Heger, Robert Mayfield
  • Patent number: 7575402
    Abstract: Vehicular cargo of a vehicle transporter is supported by elongate vehicle support members that are supported and moved by telescopic screw actuators that include a clutch to establish a minimum torque to rotate the screw that changes the length of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
    Inventors: Robert D. Boydstun, IV, Paul Joseph Heger, James K. Carey
  • Patent number: 7419342
    Abstract: Vehicular cargo of a vehicle transporter is supported by elongate vehicle support members. Elevated vehicle support members are supported above the vehicular frame of the transporter and moved by screw actuators that are self-locking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Boydstun Metal Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Boydstun, IV, John Thomas Huey, Mike David Barnes, Paul Joseph Heger, Bert Edward Bailiff
  • Patent number: 7344343
    Abstract: A vehicle support and restraint system for a vehicle transporter permits the operator to consistently and securely install either soft tie-down or hard tie-down cargo vehicle restraint while standing at ground level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Boydstun Metal Works Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Boydstun, IV, John Thomas Huey, Paul Joseph Heger, James K. Carey
  • Patent number: 7329075
    Abstract: A cargo retaining winch includes a rotationally secured winch shaft that is substantially longer than the width of a flexible member to be wound on the winch to secure cargo. The flexible member can be wound in one of a continuity of locations along the longitudinal axis of the winch shaft to improve alignment of the flexible member and the cargo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: Boydstun Metal Works Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Boydstun, IV, John Thomas Huey, Paul Joseph Heger, James K. Carey
  • Publication number: 20080008552
    Abstract: Vehicular cargo of a vehicle transporter is supported by elongate vehicle support members that are supported and moved by telescopic screw actuators that include a clutch to establish a minimum torque to rotate the screw that changes the length of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Robert D. Boydstun, Paul Joseph Heger, James K. Carey
  • Patent number: 7114897
    Abstract: A vehicle support and restraint system for a vehicle transporter permits the operator to consistently and securely install either soft tie-down or hard tie-down cargo vehicle restraint while standing at ground level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Boydstun Metal Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Boydstun, IV, John Thomas Huey, Paul Joseph Heger, James K. Carey
  • Patent number: 7025547
    Abstract: Vehicular cargo of a vehicle transporter is supported by elongate vehicle support members. Elevated vehicle support members are supported above the vehicular frame of the transporter and moved by screw actuators that are self-locking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Boydstun Metal Works, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Boydstun, IV, John Thomas Huey, Mike David Barnes, Paul Joseph Heger, Bert Edward Bailiff