Patents by Inventor Robert James Torrence

Robert James Torrence 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: RE37423
    Abstract: A mechanical refrigerant thermal expansion valve has a sensing port scaled with a cupped shape closure received therein and sealed about the cup rim. A cover assembly is removeably attached to the valve over the cup with a thermistor extending into the cup which is filled with thermally conductive grease for thermal conductivity between the cup and the thermistor. The cover assembly has an electrical connector provided thereon. The thermistor is preferably mounted on printed circuit board potted in the cover which may include electronic signal logic and power switching circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Francis Glennon, Robert James Torrence