Patents by Inventor Christopher L. England

Christopher L. England 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).

  • Flexible flywheel coupling
    Patent number: 11578764
    Abstract: A flywheel coupling assembly for transmitting torque between a shaft and a flywheel includes a clamp ring assembly and a flywheel attachment flange assembly. The clamp ring assembly includes a first clamp ring adapted to be coupled to the shaft, a second clamp ring coupled to a coupling hub of the flywheel attachment flange assembly, and an elastomeric center element coupling the first and second clamp rings. A planer plate element of the flywheel attachment flange assembly is adapted to be coupled with the flywheel. Also disclosed are a method of forming a flywheel coupling assembly and a method of coupling a flywheel to a shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Dodge Industrial, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher L. England, Galen E. Burdeshaw
  • Flexible Flywheel Coupling
    Publication number: 20210277957
    Abstract: A flywheel coupling assembly for transmitting torque between a shaft and a flywheel includes a clamp ring assembly and a flywheel attachment flange assembly. The clamp ring assembly includes a first clamp ring adapted to be coupled to the shaft, a second clamp ring coupled to a coupling hub of the flywheel attachment flange assembly, and an elastomeric center element coupling the first and second clamp rings. A planer plate element of the flywheel attachment flange assembly is adapted to be coupled with the flywheel. Also disclosed are a method of forming a flywheel coupling assembly and a method of coupling a flywheel to a shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Christopher L. England, Galen E. Burdeshaw