Patents by Inventor Tracy E. Shay

Tracy E. Shay 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).

  • Suction duct with stabilizing ribs
    Patent number: 8920139
    Abstract: A suction duct for a compressor such as a scroll compressor may include a plastic ring body with a metal screen heat staked in a window of the ring body to filter refrigerant gas entering the motor cavity. The ring body may be in surrounding relation of the motor and resiliently compressed in the housing through intermittent contact with the inner housing surface to better seal around the inlet port. Oil drain channels and stabilizing ribs may be along the outside surface of the ring body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Bitzer Kuehlmaschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Johnathan P. Roof, Tracy E. Shay
  • SUCTION DUCT WITH STABILIZING RIBS
    Publication number: 20130251562
    Abstract: A suction duct for a compressor such as a scroll compressor may include a plastic ring body with a metal screen heat staked in a window of the ring body to filter refrigerant gas entering the motor cavity. The ring body may be in surrounding relation of the motor and resiliently compressed in the housing through intermittent contact with the inner housing surface to better seal around the inlet port. Oil drain channels and stabilizing ribs may be along the outside surface of the ring body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Bitzer Kuehlmaschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Johnathan P. Roof, Tracy E. Shay