Patents by Inventor Scott Curnel

Scott Curnel 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: 6923364
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an air compressor assembly including, between a tank welding step and a final assembling step, a step of submerging a welded tank into a dip tank that contains cooling liquid treated with a corrosion inhibitor. In a preferred embodiment, in the submerging step, all air access ports of the welded tank are open to allow the cooling liquid to coat both the inside and outside surfaces of the air tank to maximize corrosion inhibitor protection and increase tank cooling rate. The method for manufacturing an air compressor assembly according to the present invention may be used in manufacturing air compressor assemblies in various styles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Assignee: DeVilbiss Air Power Company
    Inventors: Robert F. Burkholder, Scott Curnel, Mark W. Wood, Matt Wright, David W. Robenalt, Kurt Russell
  • Publication number: 20040047744
    Abstract: An air compressor assembly having an air tank which, during air usage, continuously discharges condensate accumulated in the air tank into the compressed air being released. The air tank has an air outlet port at its wall, through which compressed air and condensate are released for use in air powered tools during air usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Robert F. Burkholder, Scott Curnel, Mark W. Wood, Matt Wright, David W. Robenalt, Kurt Russell
  • Publication number: 20040047740
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an air compressor assembly including, between a tank welding step and a final assembling step, a step of submerging a welded tank into a dip tank that contains cooling liquid treated with a corrosion inhibitor. In a preferred embodiment, in the submerging step, all air access ports of the welded tank are open to allow the cooling liquid to coat both the inside and outside surfaces of the air tank to maximize corrosion inhibitor protection and increase tank cooling rate. The method for manufacturing an air compressor assembly according to the present invention may be used in manufacturing air compressor assemblies in various styles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Robert F. Burkholder, Scott Curnel, Mark W. Wood, Matt Wright, David W. Robenalt, Kurt Russell
  • Publication number: 20040047745
    Abstract: An air compressor assembly having an unpainted air tank that is enclosed in a shroud. The air tank may be made of metal, plastic, or the like. In a preferred embodiment, the shroud is made of plastic. The shroud may also be made of metal or the like. The air compressor assembly according to the present invention may be formed in various styles, including a portable type air compressor assembly, a “pancake” type air compressor assembly, a “hot-dog” type air compressor assembly, a vertical “hot-dog” type air compressor assembly, a vertical stationary type air compressor assembly, a “double hot-dog” type air compressor assembly, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Robert F. Burkholder, Scott Curnel, Mark W. Wood, Matt Wright, David W. Robenalt, Kurt Russell