Patents by Inventor Edward W. Moorman

Edward W. Moorman 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).

  • Low backlash gear reduction assembly
    Patent number: 4147071
    Abstract: A precision gear reduction assembly for a gear train assembly for a gear train incorporates a backlash control in which the intermediate gear shaft has one end only mounted within an eccentric bushing. The bushing provides for the adjustment of the intermeshing of the final two gears of the gear train by tilting the intermediate shaft slightly as the bushing is rotated to achieve the desired degree of backlash control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 3, 1979
    Assignee: TRW Inc.
    Inventors: Jack B. Scribner, Edward W. Moorman, James S. Payne