Patents Assigned to Endurance Innovations LLC
  • Patent number: 11543012
    Abstract: A gear unit includes a gear having a gear face and a plurality of gear teeth extending outwardly from the gear face. The gear unit also includes a hub integrally formed with the gear and arranged coaxially to the gear. The hub extends outwardly of the gear in a direction of a central axis of the gear. The gear unit also includes an undercut defined at an interface of the gear and the hub and includes a curved portion arranged at proximate to an inner end of the gear. The undercut reduces a stress concentration at the interface of the gear and the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Endurance Innovations, LLC
    Inventor: David A. Smith
  • Publication number: 20220018429
    Abstract: A gear unit includes a gear having a gear face and a plurality of gear teeth extending outwardly from the gear face. The gear unit also includes a hub integrally formed with the gear and arranged coaxially to the gear. The hub extends outwardly of the gear in a direction of a central axis of the gear. The gear unit also includes an undercut defined at an interface of the gear and the hub and includes a curved portion arranged at proximate to an inner end of the gear. The undercut reduces a stress concentration at the interface of the gear and the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Endurance Innovations LLC
    Inventor: David A. Smith