Patents by Inventor Loren L. Bruns

Loren L. Bruns 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).

  • Fluid compressor and method of operating a fluid compressor to reduce oil carryover by a compressor piston assembly
    Patent number: 10895191
    Abstract: A compressor comprises a first compressor piston assembly including a first compressor piston head having a bottom side and a longitudinal central axis. The compressor also comprises a first nozzle arranged to direct a first oil stream towards the bottom side of the first compressor piston head to cool the piston assembly. The compressor further comprises a second nozzle arranged to direct a second oil stream towards the bottom side of the first compressor piston head to cool the piston assembly. Each of the oil streams is substantially parallel to each other and to the longitudinal central axis to provide a flow of oil to cool the piston assembly and to reduce an oil carryover by the first compressor piston assembly by up to about fifty percent as compared to a compressor having no nozzles directing oil streams towards the bottom side of the first compressor piston head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    Inventors: Justin R Huffman, Loren L Bruns, Scott A Hidley
  • FLUID COMPRESSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING A FLUID COMPRESSOR TO REDUCE OIL CARRYOVER BY A COMPRESSOR PISTON ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200386143
    Abstract: A compressor comprises a first compressor piston assembly including a first compressor piston head having a bottom side and a longitudinal central axis. The compressor also comprises a first nozzle arranged to direct a first oil stream towards the bottom side of the first compressor piston head to cool the piston assembly. The compressor further comprises a second nozzle arranged to direct a second oil stream towards the bottom side of the first compressor piston head to cool the piston assembly. Each of the oil streams is substantially parallel to each other and to the longitudinal central axis to provide a flow of oil to cool the piston assembly and to reduce an oil carryover by the first compressor piston assembly by up to about fifty percent as compared to a compressor having no nozzles directing oil streams towards the bottom side of the first compressor piston head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Justin R. Huffman, Loren L. Bruns, Scott A. Hidley