Patents by Inventor Christopher E. Plass

Christopher E. Plass 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).

  • Swaging features that lock retaining elements for bearings
    Patent number: 9366296
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for locking retaining elements in place. One embodiment is a bearing having an outer race. The race has a first end and a second end. The race includes a flange on the first end that is able to mate with a housing, and the race also includes an annular threaded portion on the second end. The threaded portion receives an annular threaded retaining element that mates with the housing. The race additionally includes an annular protrusion on the second end, concentric with the threaded portion, that is able to be swaged, thereby increasing a diameter of the protrusion to overlap the threaded portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Adrian Silviu Abrudan, Christopher E Plass, Morri Montazeri, Stephen Alden Skinner
  • SWAGING FEATURES THAT LOCK RETAINING ELEMENTS FOR BEARINGS
    Publication number: 20150198204
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for locking retaining elements in place. One embodiment is a bearing having an outer race. The race has a first end and a second end. The race includes a flange on the first end that is able to mate with a housing, and the race also includes an annular threaded portion on the second end. The threaded portion receives an annular threaded retaining element that mates with the housing. The race additionally includes an annular protrusion on the second end, concentric with the threaded portion, that is able to be swaged, thereby increasing a diameter of the protrusion to overlap the threaded portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Adrian Silviu Abrudan, Christopher E. Plass, Morri Montazeri, Stephen Alden Skinner