Patents by Inventor Scot Jason Laney

Scot Jason Laney 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).

  • Internal cooling bearing pads
    Patent number: 9874247
    Abstract: A fluid bearing for use in turbomachinery including at least one bearing pad configured to be arranged about a rotating member of the turbomachinery. Each bearing pad includes an internal cooling opening defined in the bearing pad and an internal channel network defined in the bearing pad with at least one channel node in fluid communication with the internal cooling opening and at least two passageways in fluid communication with and extending from the channel node through the bearing pad. At least one of the passageways extends to an exterior surface of the bearing pad to define at least one cooling discharge opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Elliott Company
    Inventors: Qingyu Wang, Scot Jason Laney, Manish Rambhau Thorat
  • Internal Cooling Bearing Pads
    Publication number: 20170321754
    Abstract: A fluid bearing for use in turbomachinery including at least one bearing pad configured to be arranged about a rotating member of the turbomachinery. Each bearing pad includes an internal cooling opening defined in the bearing pad and an internal channel network defined in the bearing pad with at least one channel node in fluid communication with the internal cooling opening and at least two passageways in fluid communication with and extending from the channel node through the bearing pad. At least one of the passageways extends to an exterior surface of the bearing pad to define at least one cooling discharge opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Qingyu Wang, Scot Jason Laney, Manish Rambhau Thorat