Patents by Inventor Ronald J. Thomas, Jr.

Ronald J. Thomas, Jr. 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).

  • Publication number: 20130228977
    Abstract: Bearing isolator seal for installation within an assembly including a housing having a bore, and a shaft rotatable in the bore. The seal includes an interlockable stator and rotor, and a diffuser ring disposed between the stator and the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ronald J. Thomas, JR.
  • Patent number: 7498703
    Abstract: A shaft sealing assembly (10) for providing a seal between a shaft and a housing within which the shaft rotates. The sealing assembly (10) comprises a rotor (40) adapted to be mounted to the shaft and a stator (42) adapted to be mounted to the housing. The rotor (40) and the stator (42) include recesses and/or projections which mate and interlock to form a labyrinth lubricant chamber therebetween. The stator (42) carries at least one electrical-path-establishing element (88) which forms an electrically conductive path between the shaft and an electrical ground to thereby dissipate residual current and/or stray shaft voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Rea, Sr., Paul E. Yager, Ronald J. Thomas, Jr.