THOMAS ERNST TAUBER
Pilots at Hilldale Rd, Fernwood, PA

4282016, Aug 4, 1981

Feb 29, 1980

6/126102

Thomas E. Tauber - Lansdowne PA
George E. Chapman - Woodlyn PA

Technical Development Co. - Glenolden PA

B01D 3514, B01D 4516, B01D 1900

55204

An apparatus for removing entrapped gas and selectively removing and detecting particles above a predetermined size in an oil lubrication system is described. The oil enters tangentially at the top of an outer cylinder and is caused to cyclonically work its way down to the bottom of the cylinder. The oil is then forced to reverse its flow and travel up along an inner cylinder. The centrifugal force fields created by such flow cause entrapped gas to coalesce in the center of the flow pattern from which point it can be vented from the system. It also causes heavier particles, which are used by the apparatus to detect impending failure, to be thrown out of the flow pattern into a detection cavity positioned at the bottom of the outer cylinder at its periphery while lighter particles remain suspended in the fluid. A conventional magnetic sensor is contained within the cavity to capture the separated particles for subsequent removal from the system and signal their presence to the operator of the system.

4707165, Nov 17, 1987

Mar 4, 1985

6/708003

Thomas E. Tauber - Lansdowne PA
James L. Horan - Morton PA

Aeroquip Corporation - Jackson MI

B01D 1900

55204

An apparatus for removing entrapped gas in a fluid is disclosed. The invention is particularly useful in separating air from oil used in engines and transmissions. The inlet for the oil and air, the exit for the air, and the oil exit are all located at the same end of the invention. This facilitates its use in a variety of engine and transmission configurations. Oil enters tangentially at the top of a cylindrical housing and is caused to cyclonically work its way down to the bottom of the housing. The oil is then forced to reverse its flow and travel upward with a downwardly projecting shroud. The oil is forced to enter an oil outlet tube which is connected to the top of the shroud and which passes through the top of the housing. An air outlet tube projects downwardly from the center of the top portion of the housing. The oil outlet tube is located concentrically within the air outlet tube.

4302754, Nov 24, 1981

Feb 12, 1979

6/011553

James H. Magee - Palmyra NJ
Thomas E. Tauber - Lansdowne PA

Technical Development Co. - Glenolden PA

G01R 3312, G08B 2100

340631

An electromagnetic system is provided to monitor the activity of a ferrous debris detector of the type which uses electric discharges to automatically disintegrate magnetically concentrated accumulations of micron sized wear particles in hydraulic systems. The data provided are used to detect instances of abnormal wear as shown by either an unusually large number of such discharges or an excessive rate of discharge. Where such abnormality occurs the monitor will provide an audiovisual alarm to warn of the problem in time to prevent catastrophic failure of the system.