Patents by Inventor Joseph Rennekamp

Joseph Rennekamp 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).

  • Anti-rotation bearing assembly and bearing
    Patent number: 8251590
    Abstract: A bearing component and bearing assembly are disclosed. The bearing component includes structure for providing a hard rotation stop, in one embodiment, the anti-rotation structure includes a slot formed in at least one bearing component having a surface for supporting a bearing shell. The slot has a longitudinal axis at an oblique angle to a plane perpendicular to the surface for supporting the bearing shell. In other embodiments, a groove extends radially outward from a surface of at least one component for supporting a bearing shell to a side of the component. The groove has a depth that increases as a function of distance in a direction parallel with a center axis of the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale G. Gibby, Joseph Rennekamp, Kent H. Clark
  • ANTI-ROTATION BEARING ASSEMBLY AND BEARING
    Publication number: 20100300244
    Abstract: A bearing component and bearing assembly are disclosed. The bearing component includes structure for providing a hard rotation stop, in one embodiment, the anti-rotation structure includes a slot formed in at least one bearing component having a surface for supporting a bearing shell. The slot has a longitudinal axis at an oblique angle to a plane perpendicular to the surface for supporting the bearing shell, in other embodiments, a groove extends radially outward from a surface of at least one component for supporting a bearing shell to a side of the component. The groove has a depth that increases as a function of distance in a direction parallel with a center axis of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: CUMMINS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Dale G. GIBBY, Joseph RENNEKAMP, Kent H. CLARK