Patents by Inventor Stanley E. Thompson

Stanley E. Thompson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for fan blade tip clearance
    Patent number: 4478552
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for adjusting the amount of clearance between the tips of the blades of a large axial flow fan and the inner surfaces of the fan cylinder wall. A plurality of foam spacer panels are secured to the inner surfaces of the fan cylinder walls. A cutting means is attached to the outer end of the longest fan blade and extends a short distance outwardly therefrom. Rotation of the fan causes the cutting means to trim the spacer panels to achieve the required clearance. A plurality of plastic sheets are secured to the spacer panels in covering relationship thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1984
    Inventor: Stanley E. Thompson
  • Self-locking drift eliminator
    Patent number: 4014669
    Abstract: A drift eliminator assembly for a liquid cooling tower employs deformable resilient drift eliminator blades which snap into mounting slots and are held in place without fasteners or a bonding agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1977
    Assignee: Ecodyne Corporation
    Inventors: Stanley E. Thompson, Joseph Michael Schwinn
  • Abduction leg splint
    Patent number: D256275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1980
    Inventor: Stanley E. Thompson