Patents by Inventor Tim M. Staton

Tim M. Staton 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).

  • Patent number: 6132184
    Abstract: A reservoir apparatus for an electronically controlled electric pump includes a pump housing (22), constructed of thermally conductive material, the pump housing having a cup-shaped reservoir portion (160) adapted to surround a pump assembly (164) to maintain the pump assembly submerged in hydraulic fluid (162). The pump housing also includes a fluid inlet (166) and a fluid outlet (168) for communicating fluid from the pump assembly to a hydraulically actuated device, such as a steering gear. The pump housing (22) also includes a first module member portion (20) adapted to seal with a second module member (24) so as to form a control module. The first module member portion (20) being operative to transmit thermal energy from electronic components into the pump housing and the hydraulic fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: James R. Robertson, Scott Thomas Parkhill, Tim M. Staton