Patents by Inventor Matthew Robert Pilcher

Matthew Robert Pilcher 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: 9404484
    Abstract: A diaphragm pump having an improved wobble plate and cam/bearing assembly for increased pump life and improved inlet and outlet valve design for increased effective sealing area. A cam/bearing assembly includes a cam injection molded directly into an inner race of a bearing to prevent the cam from pulling away from the bearing. The wobble plate is injection molded directly onto an outer race of the bearing to prevent the wobble plate from pulling away from the cam and bearing. Inlet and outlet check valves include rounded peripheral relief zones that form a band, as opposed to a line, of effective sealing area when in the sealed position within a valve seat that eliminate or reduce sealing inconsistencies and increase sealing efficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Robert Pilcher, Nicholas Allen Rancourt, Jim Hu
  • Patent number: D618707
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John David Schuetz, Matthew Robert Pilcher