Patents by Inventor Troy Bunch

Troy Bunch 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).

  • Debris detector for non-ferrous bearings
    Patent number: 9879824
    Abstract: A system and method to detect non-ferrous debris from a non-ferrous roller bearing element. The system includes a trap in fluid communication with a lubrication fluid of the non-ferrous bearing and a sensor operably associate with the trap. The method includes trapping the non-ferrous material debris in the lubrication fluid with the trap and triggering the sensor upon detection of the non-ferrous material debris trapped within the trap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: James M. McCollough, Ryan T. Ehinger, Troy Bunch
  • DEBRIS DETECTOR FOR NON-FERROUS BEARINGS
    Publication number: 20140305740
    Abstract: A system and method to detect non-ferrous debris from a non-ferrous roller bearing element. The system includes a trap in fluid communication with a lubrication fluid of the non-ferrous bearing and a sensor operably associate with the trap. The method includes trapping the non-ferrous material debris in the lubrication fluid with the trap and triggering the sensor upon detection of the non-ferrous material debris trapped within the trap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: James M. McCollough, Ryan T. Ehinger, Troy Bunch