Patents by Inventor Philip R. Scott

Philip R. Scott 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).

  • Laundry treating appliance having a removable clothes mover
    Patent number: 11932979
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation can include a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening providing access to the interior. A tub can be located within the interior and can at least partially define a liquid chamber. A drum is rotatably mounted within the liquid chamber and at least partially defines a treating chamber. A clothes mover is located within the treating chamber and rotatable about a vertical axis. The clothes mover can include a base and a barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan A. Andrejczuk, Adam Gary, Philip J. Czarnecki, Benjamin D. Lowell, Sayer J. Murphy, James Jeffery, Eric W. Merrow, Emmanuel F. Gonzaga, Thomas R. Scott, Donald E. Erickson, Bradley D. Morrow, Jason S. Burnette, Kevin Peralta, Corinne M. Gorenchan, Kenneth L. McConnell
  • Area controlled, thrust vectoring vane cascade with nutating control vane
    Patent number: 4798328
    Abstract: A plurality of cascade vanes (28, 29, 30) for directing a flow of gas (20) is provided with at least one flow regulating vane (36) which counterrotates with respect to the cascade vanes (28, 29, 30) over a gas flow vectoring range of motion. The cascade vanes (28, 29, 30) and flow regulating vane (36) corotate when moving through an adjacent stowing range of motion for achieving a stowed, gas flow blocking arangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1989
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Edward B. Thayer, Philip R. Scott, Thomas A. Roach
  • Linkage for area controlled, thrust vectoring vane cascade
    Patent number: 4760960
    Abstract: A linkage for area controlled thrust vectoring comprising of vane cascade (26) having a plurality of vanes (28, 29, 30) pivotable in unison and a flow regulating vane (36) oriented to provide a constant collection gas flow area is provided with a mechanical linkage for orienting the vanes (28, 29, 30) and the flow regulating vane (36) responsive to a single linear actuator (59).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1988
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Ward, Philip R. Scott, Edward B. Thayer
  • Electronic enclosures having metal parts
    Patent number: 4572924
    Abstract: A hermetically sealable enclosure for an electronic device. Layers of solder glass bond the lead frame to the enclosure base and to a metallic seal ring. The base and ring can be coated with thin layers of aluminum to promote bonding. The surfaces of the base and ring can be roughened to promote bonding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1986
    Assignee: Spectrum Ceramics, Inc.
    Inventors: Wilbur T. Wakely, Philip R. Scott