Patents by Inventor Philip David Dailey

Philip David Dailey 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).

  • Media tank
    Patent number: 12179166
    Abstract: A media tank includes a housing having a first housing portion coupled to a second housing portion at an interface between the first and second housing portions, the first and second housing portions collectively defining an interior volume of the housing, and a divider positioned within the interior volume of the housing at the interface between the first and second housing portions to separate the interior volume into a first chamber at least partially defined by the first housing portion and the divider and a second chamber at least partially defined by the second housing portion and the divider. The first housing portion is coupled to the second housing portion via a friction weld at the interface. An annular gap is provided between the divider and the first housing portion. Flash from the friction weld is received within the annular gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: A. O. SMITH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Philip David Dailey, Christopher Thomas Hughes
  • MEDIA TANK
    Publication number: 20230127000
    Abstract: A media tank includes a housing having a first housing portion coupled to a second housing portion at an interface between the first and second housing portions, the first and second housing portions collectively defining an interior volume of the housing, and a divider positioned within the interior volume of the housing at the interface between the first and second housing portions to separate the interior volume into a first chamber at least partially defined by the first housing portion and the divider and a second chamber at least partially defined by the second housing portion and the divider. The first housing portion is coupled to the second housing portion via a friction weld at the interface. An annular gap is provided between the divider and the first housing portion. Flash from the friction weld is received within the annular gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Philip David Dailey, Christopher Thomas Hughes