Patents by Inventor Ralph L. Quetel

Ralph L. Quetel 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).

  • Method of standardizing compressor design
    Publication number: 20030123972
    Abstract: An integrally geared compressor used in air separation plants may be designed according to specified capacity requirements using standardized components with the disclosed method. The components that are standardized include frames, bull gears, and pinions. First, depending on the specified capacity requirements, a frame is selected from a pre-selected group of frame sizes. Next, depending on the frame selected, a bull gear is selected. Then, depending on the frame selected and the specified capacity requirements, pinions to be driven by the selected bull gears are selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Ralph L. Quetel, Edward B. Schenone