Patents by Inventor Michael Weathersbee

Michael Weathersbee 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: 11649527
    Abstract: A wear resistant hydraulics system includes a first copper-based alloy having a formula (I), CuaSnbZncMd, where M is a combination of up to six transition metals, metalloids, and/or alkali metals, a is any number between 0.50 and 0.93, b is any number between 0.00 and 0.07, c is any number between 0.00 and 0.40, and d is any number between 0.01 and 0.40, and a second copper-based alloy including at least 50 wt. % of Cu, based on the total weight of the alloy; and at least one compound of formula (II) AxBy, where A is Cu, Sn, or Zn, B is Co, Cr, In, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Sb, Te, or Ti, x is any number between 1 and 53, and y is any number between 1 and 16, the first or second alloy having a bulk modulus KVRH value of about 70 to 304 GPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Soo Kim, Michael Weathersbee, Charles Tuffile
  • Publication number: 20220228238
    Abstract: A wear resistant hydraulics system includes a first copper-based alloy having a formula (I), CuaSnbZncMd, where M is a combination of up to six transition metals, metalloids, and/or alkali metals, a is any number between 0.50 and 0.93, b is any number between 0.00 and 0.07, c is any number between 0.00 and 0.40, and d is any number between 0.01 and 0.40, and a second copper-based alloy including at least 50 wt. % of Cu, based on the total weight of the alloy; and at least one compound of formula (II) AxBy, where A is Cu, Sn, or Zn, B is Co, Cr, In, Mn, Mo, Ni, Rb, Sb, Te, or Ti, x is any number between 1 and 53, and y is any number between 1 and 16, the first or second alloy having a bulk modulus KVRH value of about 70 to 304 GPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Soo KIM, Michael WEATHERSBEE, Charles TUFFILE
  • Patent number: 10247178
    Abstract: A variable displacement axial piston pump including a cylinder block defining a plurality of cylinder bores, each receiving a piston. A swash plate having a piston-supporting surface is pivotally supported relative to the cylinder block. A port block defines first and second pumping ports arranged in fluid communication with the plurality of cylinder bores such that, during operation of the pump, one of the first and second pumping ports is configured to supply fluid to the cylinder bores for pumping, and the other of the first and second pumping ports is configured to receive fluid pumped from the plurality of cylinder bores. The swash plate partially defines at least one variable volume control chamber, and the swash plate is operable to tilt with respect to the port block in response to a fluid pressure change in the at least one control chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Nathan Sink, Michael Weathersbee
  • Publication number: 20170276124
    Abstract: A variable displacement axial piston pump including a cylinder block defining a plurality of cylinder bores, each receiving a piston. A swash plate having a piston-supporting surface is pivotally supported relative to the cylinder block. A port block defines first and second pumping ports arranged in fluid communication with the plurality of cylinder bores such that, during operation of the pump, one of the first and second pumping ports is configured to supply fluid to the cylinder bores for pumping, and the other of the first and second pumping ports is configured to receive fluid pumped from the plurality of cylinder bores. The swash plate partially defines at least one variable volume control chamber, and the swash plate is operable to tilt with respect to the port block in response to a fluid pressure change in the at least one control chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Nathan Sink, Michael Weathersbee
  • Publication number: 20160131118
    Abstract: A tandem axial piston pump having a common cylinder block. A first axial piston pump includes a first set of pistons arranged in a parallel, circular array and configured to reciprocate in response to rotation about a central axis. A second axial piston pump includes a second set of pistons arranged in a parallel, circular array and configured to reciprocate as they rotate about the central axis. A common drive shaft extends along the central axis, both the first and second sets of pistons being configured to rotate with the common drive shaft. Both the first and second sets of pistons are configured to reciprocate within corresponding separate first and second sets of cylinder bores of the common cylinder block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Weathersbee, Richard Kalocy, Jonathan Stewart