Patents by Inventor Steven James BAKER

Steven James BAKER 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).

  • Compressor and crankshaft-connecting rod assembly
    Patent number: 10132301
    Abstract: A compressor may include a shell, a crankshaft, a piston and a connecting rod. The shell may define a cylinder. The crankshaft is supported for rotation relative to the shell. The piston reciprocates within the cylinder in response to rotation of the crankshaft. The piston and the cylinder define a compression chamber therebetween. The connecting rod includes a first bushing rotatably coupled to the piston and a second bushing rotatably coupled to the crankshaft. The second bushing may include a driving surface contacting the crankshaft and having a recess formed therein. The recess receives an insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Roxana E. L. Ruxanda, Steve Korte, James Leroy Cole, Steven James Baker
  • COMPRESSOR AND CRANKSHAFT-CONNECTING ROD ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160108908
    Abstract: A compressor may include a shell, a crankshaft, a piston and a connecting rod. The shell may define a cylinder. The crankshaft is supported for rotation relative to the shell. The piston reciprocates within the cylinder in response to rotation of the crankshaft. The piston and the cylinder define a compression chamber therebetween. The connecting rod includes a first bushing rotatably coupled to the piston and a second bushing rotatably coupled to the crankshaft. The second bushing may include a driving surface contacting the crankshaft and having a recess formed therein. The recess receives an insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Roxana E.L. RUXANDA, Steve KORTE, James Leroy COLE, Steven James BAKER