Patents by Inventor Steve Diacumakos

Steve Diacumakos 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).

  • Rear serviceable engine starter
    Patent number: 7584676
    Abstract: A starter includes: a gear housing mounted near an engine to be started; a speed reducing gear assembly within the gear housing; an output member aligned with a movable portion of the engine and rotatable under the influence of the gear assembly to move the movable portion to initiate operation of the engine; a motor housing mounted to the gear housing; and a fluid-driven motor within the motor housing and including a motor shaft rotating at a first speed to drive rotation of the speed reducing gear assembly, such that the output member is driven at a second speed lower than the first speed. The motor housing and motor are serviceable without changing the alignment of the output member relative to the movable portion of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Ingersoll Rand Company
    Inventors: David Eichenberger, Darin Thorp, Spencer Zeedyk, Steve Diacumakos, Bill Piekarski, Jeremy Odell
  • REAR SERVICEABLE ENGINE STARTER
    Publication number: 20080257295
    Abstract: A starter includes: a gear housing mounted near an engine to be started; a speed reducing gear assembly within the gear housing; an output member aligned with a movable portion of the engine and rotatable under the influence of the gear assembly to move the movable portion to initiate operation of the engine; a motor housing mounted to the gear housing; and a fluid-driven motor within the motor housing and including a motor shaft rotating at a first speed to drive rotation of the speed reducing gear assembly, such that the output member is driven at a second speed lower than the first speed. The motor housing and motor are serviceable without changing the alignment of the output member relative to the movable portion of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY
    Inventors: David Eichenberger, Darin Thorp, Spencer Zeedyk, Steve Diacumakos, Bill Piekarski, Jeremy Odell