Patents by Inventor Phillip J. French

Phillip J. French 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).

  • Slotted torque plate barrel
    Patent number: 11946518
    Abstract: A torque barrel for use with a brake system may comprise a torque barrel having a cylindrical structure including an inner surface, an outer surface, a first opening at a first end, and a second opening at an opposing second end; and a longitudinal hole disposed through the outer surface of the barrel between a first spline of the plurality of splines and a second spline of the plurality of splines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathaniel J. Herrmann, Robert L. French, Phillip E. Cooley, Jacob Allen Dickel
  • Apparatus and process for an off-surface cone penetrometer sensor
    Patent number: 6553852
    Abstract: A cone penetrometer is provided having a pivoting arm which deploys a variable distance from the surface of the cone penetrometer. Sensors placed on the end of the deployable arm provide for data collection outside a compression zone created by the insertion of the cone penetrometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Westinghouse Savannah River Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Timothy R. Smail, Phillip J. French, Russell K. Huffman