Patents by Inventor Thompson Speir

Thompson Speir 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).

  • System and method for modifying an automobile engine for use as a gas compressor
    Patent number: 8662863
    Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments of the present invention, a system and method are provided for converting a conventional automobile engine into a gas compressor. In various embodiments, the system and method may provide an economical and efficient gas compressor by modification of a balance-opposed internal-combustion engine to provide a balance-opposed gas compressor. More specifically, in some embodiments, the modification may include a uniquely designed cylinder head adapted to convert an automobile engine into a gas compressor for the recovery, gathering, transfer, or staged compression of natural gas. In one embodiment, a four-cylinder balance-opposed engine is utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: OTA Compression, LLC
    Inventor: Thompson Speir
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING AN AUTOMOBILE ENGINE FOR USE AS A GAS COMPRESSOR
    Publication number: 20110158825
    Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments of the present invention, a system and method are provided for converting a conventional automobile engine into a gas compressor. In various embodiments, the system and method may provide an economical and efficient gas compressor by modification of a balance-opposed internal-combustion engine to provide a balance-opposed gas compressor. More specifically, in some embodiments, the modification may include a uniquely designed cylinder head adapted to convert an automobile engine into a gas compressor for the recovery, gathering, transfer, or staged compression of natural gas. In one embodiment, a four-cylinder balance-opposed engine is utilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventor: Thompson Speir