Patents by Inventor Bob Wardlaw

Bob Wardlaw 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).

  • COMPOSITE AND METAL HYBRID GEAR
    Publication number: 20160363206
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a gear includes a steel portion that is oriented on a center axis. The steel portion includes a hub, a cylindrical rim, a web, and a plurality of engagement features. The hub is centered about the center axis. The rim has an exterior surface and an interior surface that surrounds the hub and is centered about the center axis. The web extends from an exterior surface of the hub to the interior surface of the rim. The engagement features are on the exterior surface of the cylindrical rim. The gear also includes a first composite piece adjacent to a first side of the web, the first composite piece extending from the hub to the interior surface of the rim, wherein the first composite piece does not extend past the hub towards the center axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Modrzejewski, Doug Mueller, Brad Ekstrom, Bob Wardlaw