Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Brennan

Thomas E. Brennan 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).

  • Publication number: 20040157673
    Abstract: Disclosed is “Golfball”, a system and method of playing a team golf game in which teams consisting of nine players each compete in a match play format with the object being to win the greater number of holes, including rules for player substitutions, line up disclosure, simultaneous play, extra holes in case of ties, real time communication of the game score and the number of holes remaining to be played to all participating players and the display of the current status of the game and all component matches on a consolidated scoreboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventor: Thomas E. Brennan
  • Patent number: 4487790
    Abstract: Laterally "floating" thermal spray gun traversing apparatus and system for laterally tracking a revolving casting belt being thermal spray coated for applying uniformly spaced passes of thermal spraying on the revolving casting belt regardless of any lateral (edgewise) movements of the casting belt in either direction and regardless of any chamber in the edge of the belt. The thermal spray gun is traversed by a leadscrew and an adjustable speed drive for the leadscrew, both the leadscrew and its adjustable drive being carried by a frame mounted on a carriage freely movable along a trackway extending parallel to the axis of the leadscrew. A roller senses the lateral position of the edge of the revolving belt, and the carriage is moved by a source of motive power responsive to the sensed lateral position of the belt for causing the carriage together with the frame, leadscrew and leadscrew drive automatically to track the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1984
    Assignee: Hazelett Strip-Casting Corporation
    Inventors: Norman J. Bergeron, Dean A. Boozan, Thomas E. Brennan
  • Patent number: 4070750
    Abstract: A tieless bracing arrangement is provided for rigidly supporting the winding end turns of a dynamoelectric machine in relatively rigid operating position. The bracing arrangement is characterized by including an expandable annulus having a spreader that is operable in conjunction with a plurality of slidably mounted dowels to selectively hold the annulus open while it is positioned adjacent to the machine end turns and then to compress the annulus tightly against the end turns to secure them in operating position. A novel method is also disclosed for applying the tieless bracing to a dynamoelectric machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1978
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas E. Brennan, Robert H. Hartmann, Robert M. McCoy
  • Patent number: 4037126
    Abstract: A tieless bracing arrangement is provided for rigidly supporting the winding end turns of a dynamoelectric machine in relatively rigid operating position. The bracing arrangement is characterized by including an expandable annulus having a spreader that is operable in conjunction with a plurality of slidably mounted dowels to selectively hold the annulus open while it is positioned adjacent to the machine end turns and then to compress the annulus tightly against the end turns to secure them in operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1977
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas E. Brennan, Robert H. Hartmann, Robert M. McCoy