Patents by Inventor Rodney Champlin Glover

Rodney Champlin Glover 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).

  • SUPERCHARGER TORSIONAL COMPLIANCE AND DAMPING FEATURES
    Publication number: 20140334959
    Abstract: A positive displacement pump (8) comprises a cylindrical input shaft (13) comprising a first area (A1) with a first diameter (D1), a second area (A2) with a second diameter (D2), and a third area (A3) with a third diameter (D3), where the second diameter is greater than the first diameter and the third diameter. A stator (19) is press fit to a portion of the third area. A cylindrical bushing (15) is press fit around the second area. When the input shaft (13) rotates, the torsional vibration damping bushing (15) resists the rotation. The pump also comprises a clutch assembly (21). A clutch armature (29) of the assembly comprises a cylindrical, hollow passageway (290) and radially extending arms (39). Each arm comprises an opening (293), at least one slot (295) passing through the arm, and at least one void (297) abutting the slot, the void passing through the arm. When the clutch assembly engages, the armature damps vibrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Brian W. Franke, Michael J. Hornbrook, David Gerard Rauen, Rodney Champlin Glover, Thomas Jonathan Walsh, Bryn Tailer Dixon, Randal J. Graves
  • Supercharger housing
    Patent number: D786933
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Kok Cheung Li, Eric Jon Locker, Rodney Champlin Glover, Ravikumar Sara, Andrew William Fedewa, Justin Lawrence Keiffer, Matthew G. Swartzlander