Patents by Inventor Kenneth H. Knipp

Kenneth H. Knipp 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).

  • Apparatus for straightening coupling shafts
    Patent number: 5428979
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for straightening a coupling shaft comprising a tubular member having a midship tube shaft affixed at one end thereof, with the midship tube shaft mounted in a center shaft support bearing assembly. The coupling shaft is rotatably supported at the end opposite the midship tube shaft and at the center shaft support bearing which rotatably supports the midship tube shaft of the coupling shaft. The coupling shaft is rotated relative to an indicator for measuring radial misalignment thereof, and the radial misalignment is measured at one or more locations along the midship tube shaft. A force is applied to the coupling shaft to permanently deflect the same and thereby reduce any observed radial misalignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1995
    Assignee: Dana Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth H. Knipp, Margot L. Hoffman
  • Method for straightening coupling shafts
    Patent number: 5253499
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for straightening a coupling shaft comprising a tubular member having a midship tube shaft affixed at one end thereof, with the midship tube shaft mounted in a center shaft support bearing assembly. The coupling shaft is rotatably supported at the end opposite the midship tube shaft and at the center shaft support bearing which rotatably supports the midship tube shaft of the coupling shaft. The coupling shaft is rotated relative to an indicator for measuring radial misalignment thereof, and the radial misalignment is measured at one or more locations along the midship tube shaft. A force is applied to the coupling shaft to permanently deflect the same and thereby reduce any observed radial misalignment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Dana Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth H. Knipp, Margot L. Hoffman