35 patents
Utility
Motor Adapter and Cover for Rotating Machinery
21 Dec 23
An adapter for connecting stationary portions of two housing that are connected via a rotatable shaft.
David W. Keech, John W. DeJong, Thomas J. Kolans, William M. Tarr, Joshua R. Wald
Filed: 16 Jun 23
Utility
Clamp Collar
14 Dec 23
A bearing assembly is disclosed, comprising: an outer race and a plurality of rolling elements associated with the outer race.
Thomas E. Kuckhoff, James G. Saxon
Filed: 13 Jul 23
Utility
Clamp collar
5 Dec 23
A bearing assembly is disclosed, comprising: an outer race and a plurality of rolling elements associated with the outer race.
Thomas E. Kuckhoff, James G. Saxon
Filed: 12 Aug 20
Utility
Shaft Guard for a Machine
26 Oct 23
A shaft guard for a machine includes a base that has a mounting segment configured to be secured to a stationary part of the machine and a longitudinal segment that extends outwardly from the mounting segment and terminates at a distal end thereof.
Jonathan Phillips
Filed: 25 Apr 23
Utility
Locking Plate for a Fastener Arrangement
14 Sep 23
A locking plate for a locking arrangement includes a body that is defined by a first planar surface and a second planar surface that is opposite the first planar surface.
Michael Dunn, Todd Reid
Filed: 8 Mar 23
Utility
Eccentric Shaft Locking System for Circular Shafts
27 Jul 23
A bearing and a shaft locking system for a bearing are disclosed.
Thomas Kuckhoff, Chris England, Jay Saxon
Filed: 26 Jan 22
Utility
Modular Eccentric Locking System and Attachment Method for Circular Bores
6 Jul 23
A cover assembly includes a ring.
Thomas Kuckhoff, Christopher Kent Aldridge, Jerry Holsombach, Randy Rampey
Filed: 6 Jan 22
Utility
Flexible reinforced radial spline coupling and method
30 May 23
A system and method for increasing a tooth shear strength without also increasing a torsional rigidity of a flexible spline disposed between two hubs of a flexible coupling for transmitting mechanical motion between two shafts includes attaching a stiffening cap to an end of a flexible spline, between the flexible spline and the hubs and inserting a plurality of dowels into the teeth of the flexible spline to reinforce the flexible spline.
Thomas E. Kuckhoff, James R. Rubel
Filed: 16 Mar 20
Utility
Cover assembly for bearing
30 May 23
A bearing cover assembly can be assembled to a bearing housing in which a rolling element bearing is accommodated.
James G. Saxon, Tyler J. Erickson, Thomas E. Kuckhoff, William G. Hewitt, Marshall C. Corbett, Matthew J. Kelly
Filed: 21 Jan 22
Utility
Self-lubricating Bearing
18 May 23
A self-lubricating bearing includes an outer ring having a concave inside surface that defines an interior area of the outer ring.
Moises Polanco, David Coombe
Filed: 16 Nov 22
Utility
Gearbox Torque and Speed Calculations from Thermal Sensor Data
4 May 23
A system for determining at least one mechanical property of a mechanical power transmitter may use thermal sensor data.
Marius Rutkevicius, Stefan Rakuff, Rajib Mikail
Filed: 28 Oct 21
Utility
Automatic lubricator for lubricating an object
4 Apr 23
An automatic lubricator for lubricating an object is provided.
Grzegorz Wawrzola, Daniel Lewandowski, Eric Lambert, Piotr Ryba, Greg Hewitt, Artur Rdzanek
Filed: 30 Dec 19
Utility
Automatic lubrication system for lubricating an object
28 Mar 23
An automatic lubrication system for lubricating an object is provided, which includes a lubricant container configured to contain a lubricant and including a rotatable shaft with a piston to dispense the lubricant from an output of the lubricant container, a housing with a coupling section coupled with the lubricant container, an electric motor configured to drive the rotatable shaft of the lubricant container during at least one lubrication action, such that at least a part of the lubricant is dispensable from the lubricant container during the at least one lubrication action, at least one capacitive sensor including at least one electrode, wherein the at least one capacitive sensor is arranged at a wall of the lubricant container and configured to provide at least one sensor signal indicative of a capacitance in a vicinity of the at least one electrode, and a control circuitry configured to determine, based on the at least one sensor signal of the at least one capacitive sensor, at least one lubrication parameter indicative of the at least one lubrication action.
Grzegorz Wawrzola, Daniel Lewandowski, Eric Lambert, Piotr Ryba, Greg Hewitt, Artur Rdzanek
Filed: 30 Dec 19
Utility
Coupling
14 Mar 23
A coupling includes first and second annular flanges in spaced relation across a gap.
Thomas E. Kuckhoff, Theodore Hazlett
Filed: 14 Jul 21
Utility
Method and system for data driven machine diagnostics
7 Mar 23
A system for data driven diagnostics of a machine including a machine learning model instantiated in a computer, the machine learning model being configured to: receive operational data of the machine; and process the operational data to determine machine diagnostics information.
Stefan Rakuff, Jinmiao Huang
Filed: 21 Feb 19
Utility
Grid coupling seal and method
28 Feb 23
A system and method for replacing a sealing arrangement of a grid coupling without removing or disturbing a mechanical connection of the coupling with driver and driven shafts connected to the coupling includes providing combined seal members having gasket seal portions that are integrally formed with radial seal portions and that are disposed between portions of the housing and the rotating seal group of the grid coupling.
Galen Burdeshaw, Thomas Kuckhoff
Filed: 4 Nov 21
Utility
Clamping device for clamping a tool or work piece
21 Feb 23
A clamping device has a main body with a bore that extends from a back to a front end thereof.
René Motschi
Filed: 2 Mar 21
Utility
Flexible flywheel coupling
14 Feb 23
A flywheel coupling assembly for transmitting torque between a shaft and a flywheel includes a clamp ring assembly and a flywheel attachment flange assembly.
Christopher L. England, Galen E. Burdeshaw
Filed: 3 Mar 20
Utility
Self-lubricated electrically conductive bushing
24 Jan 23
A bushing for aircraft landing gear includes a cylindrical wall having an interior surface defining a bore extending between a first and second axial end thereof and a cylindrical recess extending into the interior surface.
David Coombe, Maxime Merg
Filed: 4 Jun 20
Utility
Coupling
19 Jan 23
A coupling includes first and second annular flanges in spaced relation across a gap.
Thomas E. Kuckhoff, Theodore Hazlett
Filed: 14 Jul 21