Patents by Inventor Brian Hasiak

Brian Hasiak 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).

  • Method and apparatus for manufacturing hub assemblies
    Patent number: 7908740
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for assembling bearings and a stub into a bore of a hub. The apparatus includes a block defining a receiving position for the hub. A feed mechanism arranges plurality of bearings in the form of an annular array. A first mandrel is axially displaceable toward one side of the hub to push the annular array of bearings into the bore of the hub. A second mandrel is axially displaceable toward an opposite side of the hub to push a stub within the annular array of bearings in the bore of the hub. The stub includes at least one outwardly biased detent for retaining the bearings in the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Inventors: Brian Hasiak, Brian V. Vloch
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING HUB ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20100199490
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for assembling bearings and a stub into a bore of a hub. The apparatus includes a block defining a receiving position for the hub. A feed mechanism arranges plurality of bearings in the form of an annular array. A first mandrel is axially displaceable toward one side of the hub to push the annular array of bearings into the bore of the hub. A second mandrel is axially displaceable toward an opposite side of the hub to push a stub within the annular array of bearings in the bore of the hub. The stub includes at least one outwardly biased detent for retaining the bearings in the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Brian Hasiak, Brian V. Vloch
  • Method and apparatus for manufacturing hub assemblies
    Patent number: 7673390
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for assembling bearings and a stub into a bore of a hub. The apparatus includes a block defining a receiving position for the hub. A feed mechanism arranges plurality of bearings in the form of an annular array. A first mandrel is axially displaceable toward one side of the hub to push the annular array of bearings into the bore of the hub. A second mandrel is axially displaceable toward an opposite side of the hub to push a stub within the annular array of bearings in the bore of the hub. The stub includes at least one outwardly biased detent for retaining the bearings in the hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Inventors: Brian Hasiak, Brian V. Vloch
  • Method And Apparatus For Manufacturing Hub Assemblies
    Publication number: 20080022528
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for assembling bearings and a stub into a bore of a hub. The apparatus includes a block defining a receiving position for the hub. A feed mechanism arranges plurality of bearings in the form of an annular array. A first mandrel is axially displaceable toward one side of the hub to push the annular array of bearings into the bore of the hub. A second mandrel is axially displaceable toward an opposite side of the hub to push a stub within the annular array of bearings in the bore of the hub. The stub includes at least one outwardly biased detent for retaining the bearings in the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: R. Herman Spiess
    Inventors: Brian Hasiak, Brian V. Vloch