Patents by Inventor Alister Rayner

Alister Rayner 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: 10295020
    Abstract: A secondary drive unit (10) for demountable attachment to a machine having a primary drive unit and power take-off, the secondary drive unit (10) comprises a housing (12), a drivable input element (16) drivable by the machine at one end of the housing (12), a driven output element (18) at the other end of the housing (12) for driving a tool and/or another machine, and at least one rotatable gear carrier (44) in the housing (12) drivable by the drivable input element (16). An interior surface of the housing (12) includes a radially-inwardly projecting gear-carrier stop (58) overlapping the gear carrier (44). A low-friction rubbing element (62) is interposed between the gear-carrier stop (58) and the gear carrier (44) to prevent or limit gear-carrier lift. This prevents or limits undue lateral strain along a central rotational axis of the drive unit (10), and thus a possibility of internal shearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: AUGER TORQUE EUROPE LIMITED
    Inventor: Alister Rayner
  • Publication number: 20170074355
    Abstract: A secondary drive unit (10) for demountable attachment to a machine having a primary drive unit and power take-off, the secondary drive unit (10) comprises a housing (12), a drivable input element (16) drivable by the machine at one end of the housing (12), a driven output element (18) at the other end of the housing (12) for driving a tool and/or another machine, and at least one rotatable gear carrier (44) in the housing (12) drivable by the drivable input element (16). An interior surface of the housing (12) includes a radially-inwardly projecting gear-carrier stop (58) overlapping the gear carrier (44). A low-friction rubbing element (62) is interposed between the gear-carrier stop (58) and the gear carrier (44) to prevent or limit gear-carrier lift. This prevents or limits undue lateral strain along a central rotational axis of the drive unit (10), and thus a possibility of internal shearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Alister RAYNER
  • Publication number: 20050044755
    Abstract: A releasable auger tooth for an auger includes a slot shaped to fit a U-shaped or substantially U-shaped recess of a tooth holder element, and a tooth channel shaped to receive at least part of a shock-absorbing element and/or a wedging element. A holder element and assemblies are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventor: Alister Rayner