Patents by Inventor Noel D. Blair, JR.

Noel D. Blair, 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).

  • 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
  • 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