Patents by Inventor Shane Nicholson

Shane Nicholson 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).

  • FUEL CELL CATHODE SWITCHING FOR AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170125831
    Abstract: An aircraft fuel cell power system includes multiple cathode reactant supply sources to supply oxidant under varied environmental conditions and system requirements during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: James GASNER, Shane NICHOLSON
  • Self-aligning valve disc assembly
    Patent number: 5709369
    Abstract: A self-aligning valve disc assembly for a fluid regulator valve. A disc holder includes a central, raised protrusion enabled in one embodiment by a cone-shaped floor surface for providing a single point of contact with a disc. The single contact point provides a pivoting action with a point of force inside the diameter of the opposing force of the valve seat. This enables the pivoting action of the disc to self-align the disc to the seating surface so as to reduce the forces required for the regulator to function properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Fisher Controls International, Inc.
    Inventors: James Chester Hawkins, Daniel Gunder Roper, David Edward Woollums, David Blair Davis, Shane Nicholson, Justin Wade Hart