Patents by Inventor Jerry L. Hamberger

Jerry L. Hamberger 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).

  • Orientation-free brake mechanism
    Patent number: 5421436
    Abstract: A brake assembly (10) for selectively starting and stopping rotation of a shaft (12) journaled in a frame (14) of a motor comprises an end plate (16) mounted to the motor frame, the end plate (16) being formed with mounting slots (40) formed axially therein. Friction discs (26, 26a) are secured to the shaft (12) for rotation therewith about the longitudinal axis of the shaft (12) and pressure plates (36, 36a, 36b) are non-rotatably mounted in the mounting slots (40) of the end plates (16) and axially movable toward and away from the friction discs (26, 26a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: Rexnord Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard J. Lindner, Harold Lorenz, Jerry L. Hamberger, Walter G. Stelzer