Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Tabor

Thomas M. Tabor 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).

  • Gas turbine engine dump valve
    Patent number: 4016716
    Abstract: A valve actuated in response to a drop in fuel pressure across a fuel supply valve that will drain the fuel from a fuel line but not leak when exposed to high fuel pressures during normal operation. The dump valve is particularly applicable to the draining of fuel from a gas turbine engine fuel nozzle line after shutoff of the engine fuel supply valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1970
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1977
    Assignee: Caterpillar Tractor Co.
    Inventors: Duane E. Evans, Thomas M. Tabor, David A. Tyler