Patents by Inventor Thomas Kuckhoff

Thomas Kuckhoff 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).

  • ECCENTRIC SHAFT LOCKING SYSTEM FOR CIRCULAR SHAFTS
    Publication number: 20230235790
    Abstract: A bearing and a shaft locking system for a bearing are disclosed. The bearing includes an inner ring having an opening configured to receive a shaft. The bearing includes a sleeve. The sleeve has a circular bore and an eccentric outer geometry. The sleeve is configured to fit onto the inner ring. The bearing includes a collar. The collar has an eccentric inner geometry. The collar is configured to fit onto the sleeve. In a concentric position, the concentric outer geometry of the sleeve and the eccentric inner geometry of the collar are configured to be offset. In an eccentric position, rotated from the concentric position, the eccentric inner geometry of the collar is configured to force the sleeve onto the inner ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Dodge Industrial, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Kuckhoff, Chris England, Jay Saxon
  • MODULAR ECCENTRIC LOCKING SYSTEM AND ATTACHMENT METHOD FOR CIRCULAR BORES
    Publication number: 20230213066
    Abstract: A cover assembly includes a ring. The ring has a bore with an eccentric inner geometry. The cover assembly includes a cap. The cap has an eccentric outer geometry. The cap is configured to fit within the bore of the ring. In a concentric position, the eccentric outer geometry of the cap and the eccentric inner geometry of the ring are configured to be offset. In an eccentric position, the eccentric outer geometry of the cap is configured to force the eccentric inner geometry of the ring outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Dodge Industrial, Inc
    Inventors: Thomas Kuckhoff, Christopher Kent Aldridge, Jerry Holsombach, Randy Rampey
  • Grid coupling seal and method
    Patent number: 11592065
    Abstract: A system and method for replacing a sealing arrangement of a grid coupling without removing or disturbing a mechanical connection of the coupling with driver and driven shafts connected to the coupling includes providing combined seal members having gasket seal portions that are integrally formed with radial seal portions and that are disposed between portions of the housing and the rotating seal group of the grid coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dodge Industrial, Inc.
    Inventors: Galen Burdeshaw, Thomas Kuckhoff
  • GRID COUPLING SEAL AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220056961
    Abstract: A system and method for replacing a sealing arrangement of a grid coupling without removing or disturbing a mechanical connection of the coupling with driver and driven shafts connected to the coupling includes providing combined seal members having gasket seal portions that are integrally formed with radial seal portions and that are disposed between portions of the housing and the rotating seal group of the grid coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Dodge Acquisition Co.
    Inventors: Galen Burdeshaw, Thomas Kuckhoff
  • Grid coupling seal and method
    Patent number: 11199228
    Abstract: A system and method for replacing a sealing arrangement of a grid coupling without removing or disturbing a mechanical connection of the coupling with driver and driven shafts connected to the coupling includes providing combined seal members having gasket seal portions that are integrally formed with radial seal portions and that are disposed between portions of the housing and the rotating seal group of the grid coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Dodge Acquisition Co.
    Inventors: Galen Burdeshaw, Thomas Kuckhoff
  • Grid Coupling Seal and Method
    Publication number: 20200011382
    Abstract: A system and method for replacing a sealing arrangement of a grid coupling without removing or disturbing a mechanical connection of the coupling with driver and driven shafts connected to the coupling includes providing combined seal members having gasket seal portions that are integrally formed with radial seal portions and that are disposed between portions of the housing and the rotating seal group of the grid coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Galen Burdeshaw, Thomas Kuckhoff