Patents by Inventor Theodore S. Brockett

Theodore S. Brockett 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).

  • Compliant foil thrust bearing
    Patent number: 6702463
    Abstract: A compliant foil fluid thrust bearing has a single sided or two sided thrust disk rotor, an integrally formed compliant foil member, and an underspring member. The non-rotating but compliant foils are located adjacent to the thrust face or faces or the rotatable disk and are formed as arcuate segments on washer-shaped disk members. The underspring member consists of three washer-shaped disk elements that together provide variable spring stiffness in both the circumferential and radial directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Capstone Turbine Corporation
    Inventors: Theodore S. Brockett, Murali Chinta, Dennis H. Weissert
  • Fluid film thrust bearing having integral compliant foils
    Patent number: 6158892
    Abstract: A compliant foil fluid film bearing having individual fluid film foils formed as arcuate segments by an inner circumferential slot, an outer circumferential slot and a transverse therebetween. The transverse slot may be radial, slightly displaced from radial or tapered with one radial edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Capstone Turbine Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew J. Stewart, Dennis H. Weissert, Theodore S. Brockett