Patents by Inventor Patrick W. Armstrong

Patrick W. Armstrong 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).

  • Integral hydrogen cooler assembly for electric generators
    Patent number: 5785114
    Abstract: Hydrogen coolers are provided with a cooler frame; cooling tubes positioned within the cooler frame; a tube bundle: an inlet chamber adjacent to an inlet end of the tube bundle; a reverse chamber adjacent to the reverse end of the tube bundle; and a support bracket adapted to be mounted on a frame of an electric generator. The support bracket defines an opening sized to receive inlet and outlet connections to the inlet chamber. The support bracket includes a shoulder for supporting the inlet chamber. This invention also encompasses the method of assembling these coolers in an electric generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1998
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick W. Armstrong, Homer G. Hargrove