Patents by Inventor Robert T. Eddy

Robert T. Eddy 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: 3942414
    Abstract: A hydraulic device which is primarily intended for use as a motor, includes an annular stator having an internal cam surface consisting of a plurality of outwardly and inwardly extending reaction surfaces, and a rotor disposed within said stator having a plurality of open-ended fluid pressure chambers with a rolling element therein engaging the outwardly and inwardly extending reaction surfaces and extending the width of the rotor. The rotor is mounted on a shaft and when operating as a motor is rotated by the rolling elements reacting on the outwardly extending reaction surfaces to rotate the shaft. Fluid inlet and outlet passages are disposed in a port plate disposed along the side of the rotor and communicate with the fluid pressure chambers through one of their open ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1973
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1976
    Assignee: Reliance Electric Company
    Inventor: Robert T. Eddy