Patents by Inventor Tracy Lanier Milliff

Tracy Lanier Milliff 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).

  • Load bearing ribs for fixed scroll
    Patent number: 6641379
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a non-orbiting scroll having a plurality of radially extending ribs on its rear face. The non-orbiting scroll preferably provides a separating function separating the interior of the sealed housing of the compressor into the discharge and suction pressure chambers. The ribs extend from a central portion of the base of the non-orbiting scroll to its outer peripheral surface. A circumferentially extending rib also connects the plural radially extending ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Scroll Technologies
    Inventors: Todd W. Dewar, Tracy Lanier Milliff, John R. Williams
  • LOAD BEARING RIBS FOR FIXED SCROLL
    Publication number: 20030198566
    Abstract: A scroll compressor includes a non-orbiting scroll having a plurality of radially extending ribs on its rear face. The non-orbiting scroll preferably provides a separating function separating the interior of the sealed housing of the compressor into the discharge and suction pressure chambers. The ribs extend from a central portion of the base of the non-orbiting scroll to its outer peripheral surface. A circumferentially extending rib also connects the plural radially extending ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Todd W. Dewar, Tracy Lanier Milliff, John R. Williams