Patents by Inventor Melissa Cassidy

Melissa Cassidy 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).

  • Seal for coiled spring assembly
    Patent number: 7584917
    Abstract: A coil spring assembly for connection with a separator body to apply a spring force to a grinding roll of a journal assembly to pulverize solid fuel. The coil spring assembly includes: a preload stud having a first end in communication with the journal assembly and an exposed opposite second end extending from the coil spring assembly; a spring adjustment bolt and bearing assembly being fixed relative to the preload stud extending therethrough; and a seal being substantially cylindrical shaped and flexible at least along a central axis thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Oliver G. Briggs, Jeffrey A. Case, Melissa Cassidy, Lawrence S. Farris
  • SEAL FOR COILED SPRING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20080237379
    Abstract: A coil spring assembly for connection with a separator body to apply a spring force to a grinding roll of a journal assembly to pulverize solid fuel. The coil spring assembly includes: a preload stud having a first end in communication with the journal assembly and an exposed opposite second end extending from the coil spring assembly; a spring adjustment bolt and bearing assembly being fixed relative to the preload stud extending therethrough; and a seal being substantially cylindrical shaped and flexible at least along a central axis thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: Alstom Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Oliver G. Briggs, Jeffrey A. Case, Melissa Cassidy, Lawrence S. Farris