Patents by Inventor Alex Wayne

Alex Wayne 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).

  • Self-tightening shaft coupler
    Patent number: 4623277
    Abstract: A self-tightening shaft coupler includes a rigid, elongate coupling sleeve having an externally compressible collet threaded into each end. The collets engage the ends of the shafts which are to be joined such that the shafts are coupled to one another through the coupling sleeve. The threading of the collets and the coupling sleeve is such that rotation of the shafts in a predetermined direction tends to tighten the collets onto the shafts whereby self-tightening action is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1986
    Assignee: Delavan Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Wayne, Dennis W. Bintner, Mark H. Bartel