Patents by Inventor Vernon F. Stone

Vernon F. Stone 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: 5715912
    Abstract: The subject invention is an improved lubrication system which supplies oil mist under pressure to externally inaccessible bearings and gears as well as supplying solid oil to externally accessible bearings, both from a single source. Both solid oil and oil mist are provided by use of conventional components. The system operates from power supplied by plant air and electricity. The subject invention employs a demister system, new to the art, which enhances the consolidation of oil particles within the gear housing, or other enclosures of moving parts to be lubricated. It reduces the amount of oil mist exhausted while retaining the benefits of a pressurized system to keep out contaminants and improves the health quality of the working environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Inventors: John P. Maxwell, Vernon F. Stone