Patents by Inventor Noel D. Blair

Noel D. Blair 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).

  • Monolithic shrouded impeller
    Patent number: 9868155
    Abstract: An impeller including a hub body, a shroud surrounding the hub body, and a plurality of impeller blades extending from the hub body to the shroud, wherein the hub body, the shroud, and the plurality of impeller blades are a one-piece structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Thomas E. Gerber, Michael A. Nuchereno, Noel D. Blair, Jr., Robert Small
  • Centrifugal compressor having a bearing assembly
    Patent number: 9605683
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an annular bearing retainer ring comprising a first axial surface, wherein the first axial surface is planar, and a second axial surface, wherein the second axial surface is non-planar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Noel D. Blair, Thomas Edward Gerber
  • MONOLITHIC SHROUDED IMPELLER
    Publication number: 20150267543
    Abstract: An impeller including a hub body, a shroud surrounding the hub body, and a plurality of impeller blades extending from the hub body to the shroud, wherein the hub body, the shroud, and the plurality of impeller blades are a one-piece structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Gerber, Michael A. Nuchereno, Noel D. Blair, JR., Robert Small
  • CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR HAVING A BEARING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140356140
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an annular bearing retainer ring comprising a first axial surface, wherein the first axial surface is planar, and a second axial surface, wherein the second axial surface is non-planar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Noel D. Blair, JR., Thomas Edward Gerber
  • Anti-corrosion weldable coatings
    Patent number: 4119763
    Abstract: A composition suitable for the protection of corrodible metal surfaces which comprises a binder and a filler. The filler is constituted of a mixture of a comminuted refractory ferro alloy and a non-metallic inhibitor such as zinc chromate or zinc yellow, the latter being present in an amount sufficient to enhance the corrosion protection and weldability of the coated metal surfaces. Various binders, both inorganic and organic, may be used and the filler is preferably a mixture of a major amount of ferrophos (Fe.sub.2 P) and a minor amount, e.g., about 10 percent by weight of the filler, of zinc yellow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1978
    Assignee: Hooker Chemicals & Plastics Corp.
    Inventor: Noel D. Blair