Patents by Inventor Robert A. Richardson

Robert A. Richardson 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).

  • Patent number: 6311986
    Abstract: A seal joint for an arrangement for separating a gas and liquid mixture, the arrangement having a vessel with an inlet for entry of the gas and liquid mixture and an outlet for exit of a separated gas, and a centrifugal separation cyclone in the vessel for centrifugally separating the gas from the mixture. The vessel includes an internal tubular member having an open end and an inlet tube having an open end extending toward the open end of the internal tubular member. A seal joint ring is fixed to the open end of the internal tubular member. The ring has an annular trough which is open toward the open end of the inlet tube and a gasket is provided in the trough and is engaged by the open end of the inlet tube for sealing the open end of the inlet tube to the open end of the internal tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Hudson Products Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Richardson, George S. Millas
  • Patent number: 4866568
    Abstract: An integrated transformer-sectionalizing switch assembly including a transformer module having a low profile feeder module mounted on and connected to the transformer module. The feeder module including two pair of circuit breakers mounted in side by side relation on each side of the feeder module with each pair of circuit breakers in back to back relation with the other pair of circuit breakers. A bare bus network is used to interconnect the secondary phase bushings to the circuit breakers. The bus network including three bus bars, each bus bar being connected to a phase busing. Each bus bar also including a phase connector connected to each circuit breaker. The phase connectors on each bus bar being arranged to correspond to the location of the same phase contact on each circuit breaker so that the circuit breakers can be interchanged. The feeder module is also provided with a compartment for a low potential transformer assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 12, 1989
    Assignee: ASEA Electric, Inc.
    Inventors: Roland C. Eggebrecht, Aaron A. McIlheran, William H. Lane, Robert A. Richardson