Patents by Inventor Samuel J. Kirkpatrick

Samuel J. Kirkpatrick 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: 7191868
    Abstract: A silencer for silencing exhaust gases includes an acoustic resonator chamber that serves as a spark arrester to trap burning carbon particles and prevent them passing to the atmosphere. The silencer has an exhaust gas inlet and an exhaust gas outlet. Exhaust gases pass from the inlet to the outlet through a first passage and into a first chamber. The first chamber communicates with an acoustic resonator chamber by means of a connecting passage. The connecting passage is positioned adjacent the first passage so that sparks in the exhaust enter the acoustic resonator chamber where they are trapped. The silencer thus avoids the need for a separate spark arrester, as required by prior art silencers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: F.G. Wilson (Engineering) Ltd
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Craig, Samuel J. Kirkpatrick, Graeme H. Mawhinney
  • Patent number: 7084519
    Abstract: Electric power generation (EPG) arrangements, such as generator sets for example, can be constructed with many different configurations depending on customer needs. Variations in the configuration include the placement of a circuit panel relative to a generator and the length of the generator. Multiple different electrical power transmission cabling arrangements are traditionally required to accommodate multiple circuit panel/generator configurations. An electrical power generation arrangement including a cabling guide that is positionable, as by rotation for example, in one of a plurality of rotary positions relative to the generator. The cabling guide is positioned in a selected rotary position based on the position of the circuit panel relative to the generator or the length of the generator or both. A cabling conduit can be connected between the guide and the circuit panel. Power transmission cabling extends from the generator through the cabling guide and through conduit to the circuit panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: FG Wilson (Engineering) Limited
    Inventors: Samuel J. Kirkpatrick, Michael R. McClelland, Bryan J. McKibbin, Raymond M. Pritchard
  • Patent number: 7045911
    Abstract: Electric power generation (EPG) arrangements, such as generator sets for example, can be constructed with many different configurations depending on customer needs. Variations in the configuration include the placement of a circuit panel relative to a generator and the length of the generator. Multiple different electrical power transmission cabling arrangements are traditionally required to accommodate multiple circuit panel/generator configurations. This disclosure relates to an electrical power generation arrangement that include a cabling guide that is positionable, as by rotation for example, in one of a plurality of rotary positions relative to the generator. The cabling guide is positioned in a selected rotary position based on the position of the circuit panel relative to the generator or the length of the generator or both. A cabling conduit can be connected between the guide and the circuit panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: F.G. Wilson
    Inventors: Samuel J. Kirkpatrick, Michael R. McClelland, Bryan J. McKibbin, Raymond M. Pritchard
  • Publication number: 20030150669
    Abstract: A silencer for silencing exhaust gases includes an acoustic resonator chamber that serves as a spark arrester to trap burning carbon particles and prevent them passing to the atmosphere. The silencer has an exhaust gas inlet and an exhaust gas outlet. Exhaust gases pass from the inlet to the outlet through a first passage and into a first chamber. The first chamber communicates with an acoustic resonator chamber by means of a connecting passage. The connecting passage is positioned adjacent the first passage so that sparks in the exhaust enter the acoustic resonator chamber where they are trapped. The silencer thus avoids the need for a separate spark arrester, as required by prior art silencers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Jonathan R. Craig, Samuel J. Kirkpatrick, Graeme H. Mawhinney