Patents by Inventor Mervyn W. Moyles

Mervyn W. Moyles 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).

  • Nut and snap ring position locking device
    Patent number: 5085548
    Abstract: An apparatus for preventing the rotation of a nut with respect to a threa shaft, one version suitable for use on a plain threaded shaft and another version suitable for use on a threaded shaft having an axial keyway of rectangular cross section. The apparatus consists of a slotted and grooved nut and a tanged snap ring. The nut has radial slots across a face, and a circumferential groove which intersects the bottom of the slots. The snap ring fits over the nut within the circumferential groove, the tang extending down through the nut and engaging with the threaded shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Mervyn W. Moyles
  • Self locking loop clamp
    Patent number: H968
    Abstract: A one piece clamp for a bundle of wires is formed from a strip of material having spring, such as metal or plastic, the strip being padded to avoid cutting the wires, one end of the strip having a keyed tang and the other end having a slotted aperture, the tang being retracted radially so that the key passes through the slot into the aperture, and then released so that a wider portion of the tang cannot pass through the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1991
    Inventor: Mervyn W. Moyles