Patents by Inventor Brian W. Graebel

Brian W. Graebel 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-aligning vibration resistant coupling apparatus
    Patent number: 7252536
    Abstract: A self-aligning coupling apparatus incorporates a first connecting element having a body with a first set of accessory teeth and a second connecting element having a body and a second set of accessory teeth for engagement of the first set. A coupling ring joins the first and second element. The first set of accessory teeth includes spaced indexing teeth having an apex angle less than an apex angle of the remaining teeth of the first set and a height greater than the remaining teeth of the first set. The second set of accessory teeth is has an apex angle complementing the apex angle of the remaining teeth of the first set. The second set of accessory teeth have canals intermediate the teeth to receive the indexing teeth upon joining of the first and second element by the interconnecting coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Luis J. Lazaro, Jr., Brian W. Graebel