Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Brandram

Thomas C. Brandram 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).

  • Lubrication monitoring systems
    Patent number: 4354183
    Abstract: A bearing assembly includes a lubricated bearing and a thermistor mounted in or adjacent the lubricant flow path through to or from the bearing. The thermistor is in heat exchange relationship with the lubricant and is connected in an electrical circuit so as to operate in the self heating mode to respond to a deleterious change in the flow of lubricant along the path. The rate of flow of lubricant determines the rate of dispersion of heat from the thermistor and thereby determines the temperature of the thermistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1982
    Assignee: Interlube Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael W. Weeks, Thomas C. Brandram