Patents by Inventor Pharic SMITH

Pharic SMITH 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).

  • Detuning device and method
    Patent number: 12710059
    Abstract: A detuning ring includes first and second axial faces, and is for detuning a structural resonance in a pump assembly. The first axial face includes first lands and first grooves, each first land extending in a radial direction and including a planar first top face, and each first groove delimited by two adjacent first lands and the first axial face. The second axial face includes second lands and second grooves, each second land extending in the radial direction and including a planar second top face, each second groove delimited by two adjacent second lands and the second axial face. The detuning ring is to be arranged between the drive unit and the hydraulic unit of the pump assembly, and is to be fixed relative to the drive unit or the hydraulic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Thomas Francis Kaiser, Pharic Smith
  • DETUNING DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20260043420
    Abstract: A detuning ring includes first and second axial faces, and is for detuning a structural resonance in a pump assembly. The first axial face includes first lands and first grooves, each first land extending in a radial direction and including a planar first top face, and each first groove delimited by two adjacent first lands and the first axial face. The second axial face includes second lands and second grooves, each second land extending in the radial direction and including a planar second top face, each second groove delimited by two adjacent second lands and the second axial face. The detuning ring is to be arranged between the drive unit and the hydraulic unit of the pump assembly, and is to be fixed relative to the drive unit or the hydraulic unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2025
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Inventors: Thomas Francis KAISER, Pharic SMITH