Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. Wheelock

Kenneth W. Wheelock 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).

  • Gear drive housing having a continuously variable bearing adjustment system with an integral seal carrier
    Publication number: 20040247217
    Abstract: A gear drive that has a continuously variable float and preload bearing adjustment system with an integral seal carrier for the bearings on drive shafts that have a fixed axial alignment within the gear drive, the adjustment system comprising a housing bore in a housing for the gear drive with threads that mate with threads in a combination bearing adjustment and drive shaft seal carrier to provide continuous adjustment of drive shaft bearings without disassembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2004
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Michael E. Konruff, Kenneth W. Wheelock