Patents by Inventor Neil A. Guest, JR.

Neil A. Guest, JR. 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).

  • Self-leveling thrust bearing retainer
    Patent number: 9771972
    Abstract: A thrust bearing includes a bearing retainer including a first ring and a second ring radially spaced from the first ring, the first ring and the second ring defining an annular passageway therebetween, and at least two bearing pad retaining arrangements extending from a first surface of the second ring, each bearing pad retaining arrangement defining a retaining channel therein, and at least two bearing pads circumferentially spaced within the bearing retainer. The bearing pads may be held within the bearing retainer via the bearing pad arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Elliott Company
    Inventor: Neil A. Guest, Jr.
  • Self-Leveling Thrust Bearing Retainer
    Publication number: 20170002857
    Abstract: A thrust bearing includes a bearing retainer including a first ring and a second ring radially spaced from the first ring, the first ring and the second ring defining an annular passageway therebetween, and at least two bearing pad retaining arrangements extending from a first surface of the second ring, each bearing pad retaining arrangement defining a retaining channel therein, and at least two bearing pads circumferentially spaced within the bearing retainer. The bearing pads may be held within the bearing retainer via the bearing pad arrangements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventor: Neil A. Guest, JR.