Patents by Inventor C. Stewart Gentsch

C. Stewart Gentsch 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).

  • Snap-on top plate assembly
    Patent number: 4096943
    Abstract: The specification discloses a snap-on top plate assembly for a roller chain. The assembly comprises an inside saddle in the shape of a channel, an outside saddle in the shape of a channel shaped to fit over the inside saddle, and a top plate. The inside saddle has holes through its legs shaped and positioned to accept the outside ends of the pins in a link of roller chain when the link is positioned within the inside saddle. Three embodiments are disclosed. In two of them, the legs of the inside saddle are generally flat; in the other, the legs of the inside saddle are bowed inwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1978
    Assignee: Rexnord Inc.
    Inventor: C. Stewart Gentsch