Patents by Inventor Randall Denman Thompson

Randall Denman Thompson 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).

  • Trunnion swash installations in a transmission and methods of assembly
    Patent number: 10641390
    Abstract: An example pump includes: (i) a swash block having (a) a first trunnion arm on a first side of the swash block, and (b) a second trunnion arm on a second side of the swash block; and (ii) a housing including (a) a through-hole disposed on a respective first side of the housing, (b) a blind hole disposed on a respective second side of the housing opposite the respective first side thereof, and (c) an internal chamber. The swash block is supported within the internal chamber of the housing by the first trunnion arm being positioned in the through-hole of the housing and the second trunnion arm being positioned in the blind hole of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Randall Denman Thompson, Todd Allen Link