Patents by Inventor Billy O. Dillion

Billy O. Dillion 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).

  • Bearing arrangement for elongated electric motors
    Patent number: 4119874
    Abstract: An elongated electric motor having an annular stator comprising a plurality of magnetic laminations and a rotor on a shaft comprising a plurality of segments in said stator with a plurality of bearing means supporting said shaft and rotor, the bearing means including journal portions adjacent the stator with a groove therein in which a spring is disposed. The spring frictionally engages the stator and the bearings and prevents rotation of the bearing because of the magnetic field of the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1978
    Assignee: Borg-Warner Corporation
    Inventors: John Andrew Beavers, Billy O. Dillion