Patents by Inventor Monte Alan McGlaun

Monte Alan McGlaun 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).

  • Bearing raceway heat distribution using heat pipes
    Patent number: 9341217
    Abstract: A system and method to cool a bearing. The system includes a heat pipe extending through a thickness of an inner ring of the bearing from a first surface to an opposing second surface and a cooling lubricant in fluid communication with the first surface. The method includes exposing the first surface of the roller bearing to lubricant and transferring heat energy through the heat pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Myron Jackson, Monte Alan McGlaun
  • BEARING RACEWAY HEAT DISTRIBUTION USING HEAT PIPES
    Publication number: 20150316106
    Abstract: A system and method to cool a bearing. The system includes a heat pipe extending through a thickness of an inner ring of the bearing from a first surface to an opposing second surface and a cooling lubricant in fluid communication with the first surface. The method includes exposing the first surface of the roller bearing to lubricant and transferring heat energy through the heat pipes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Myron Jackson, Monte Alan McGlaun