Patents by Inventor Victor H. Mucino

Victor H. Mucino 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).

  • Rotary device with slidable vane supports
    Patent number: 5509793
    Abstract: An axial vane rotary device (14) includes a stator (16) with a cylindrical internal chamber (34) defined an annular outer wall (40) and two side walls (36, 38) of the stator. Each side wall has an annular cam surface (42, 44). A rotor (54) is rotatably mounted within the chamber. The rotor has an annular outer wall (66) and a plurality of angularly spaced-apart, axially extending slots (64) extending therethrough. A vane (68) is slidably received in each slot. The vanes reciprocate axially and alternatively expand and compress spaces between adjacent vanes and the cam sur-faces as the rotor rotates. The cam surfaces have alternating first portions (92) and second portions (90). The second portions are further from the rotor than the second portions. The first portions of one said cam surface are aligned with second portions of another said cam surface. The slots extend radially outwards on the rotor to the annular outer wall thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Regi U.S., Inc.
    Inventors: Brian W. Cherry, James E. Smith, Victor H. Mucino, Nigel N. Clark, Gregory Thompson, Patrick R. Badgley