Patents by Inventor Charles W. Calvin

Charles W. Calvin 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).

  • Double flank delash gear mechanism
    Patent number: 7383750
    Abstract: A gear arrangement includes a first section having a first plurality of teeth and at least a portion of the first section is made of a compliant material. There is also a second section having a second plurality of teeth. The second section is made of a stiff material. The first section is arranged axially adjacent to the second section and each of the first plurality of teeth has a tooth flank that changes axially across the tooth flank. A method for manufacturing a gear arrangement includes fabricating a first gear, which includes a first plurality of teeth, and a bearing from a compliant material. The method also includes mounting a second gear, which includes a second plurality of teeth, to the bearing, aligning the first plurality of teeth with the second plurality of teeth, and coupling the first gear with the second gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ratko Menjak, Michael J. Augustine, David E. King, Neil T. Beyersdorf, Michael R. Pyrett, Thomas J. Bucholz, Charles W. Calvin, James P. Kelly, George S. Frahm
  • Double flank delash gear mechanism
    Publication number: 20040253912
    Abstract: A gear arrangement includes a first section having a first plurality of teeth and at least a portion of the first section is made of a compliant material. There is also a second section having a second plurality of teeth. The second section is made of a stiff material. The first section is arranged axially adjacent to the second section and each of the first plurality of teeth has a tooth flank that changes axially across the tooth flank. A method for manufacturing a gear arrangement includes fabricating a first gear, which includes a first plurality of teeth, and a bearing from a compliant material. The method also includes mounting a second gear, which includes a second plurality of teeth, to the bearing, aligning the first plurality of teeth with the second plurality of teeth, and coupling the first gear with the second gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Ratko Menjak, Michael J. Augustine, David E. King, Neil T. Beyersdorf, Michael R. Pyrett, Thomas J. Bucholz, Charles W. Calvin, James P. Kelly, George S. Frahm