Patents by Inventor Ken R. Blackman

Ken R. Blackman 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).

  • Receiver for refrigerant and method of making same
    Patent number: 5596882
    Abstract: A receiver/drier/filter for refrigerant having an aluminum cannister formed integrally with one end closed and an inlet tube and outlet standpipe extending through ports in the closed end and brazed therein with the external tube ends formed at right angles to facilitate external connection. A center tube is received over and sealed on the standpipe with a desiccant filled basket having a cover plate washer received over the center tube through the open end of the cannister as a subassembly. An aluminum cap is brazed over the open end of the cannister to seal the assembly. Alternatively, the basket and center tube are molded integrally of plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne K. Hutchison, William N. Eybergen, Ken R. Blackman, Victor A. Phillips