Patents by Inventor Kevin Peter Hughes

Kevin Peter Hughes 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).

  • Screw Compressor with Oil Feed System
    Publication number: 20080279708
    Abstract: A rotary screw compressor with an oil feed system that has a plurality of oil orifice nozzles to feed oil to the compressor rotors and the compressor bearings. One of the oil orifice nozzles is generally always provided with a regulated flow of oil. At least one and preferably two on/off oil valves can be selectively opened and closed. Each of the on/off oil valves are of a different size and are selectively opened and closed to step regulate the amount of oil being fed to the compression chamber according to a predetermined compression chamber discharge temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: Gardner Denver, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Keene Heimonen, Kevin Peter Hughes