Patents by Inventor Cletus M. Kinsey

Cletus M. Kinsey 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).

  • Shaft damping device
    Publication number: 20030183040
    Abstract: A shaft damping device includes a damping ring having a splined bore, a shaft having at least one spline, and a fluid feed system. The shaft is disposed within the splined bore such that the splines of the shaft mesh with the splined bore, forming a damping space therebetween. The fluid feed system is operable to control a quantity of a fluid within the damping space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Richard A. Campen, Cletus M. Kinsey, Kevin J. Knox, Werner H. Koeslin
  • Hydrodynamic bearing having anticavitation recesses
    Patent number: 4175799
    Abstract: A hydrodynamic bearing constructed for withstanding varying radial loads has first and second bearing halves arranged on a central axis and encircling a shaft member, each half having an inner bearing face, first and second ends, and first and second sides. A slot of specific construction is formed in the bearing face of at least one of the bearing halves providing a fluid trap for reducing cavitation erosion during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1979
    Assignee: Caterpillar Tractor Co.
    Inventors: Billy J. Davis, Cletus M. Kinsey, Hwa J. Shen, James R. Weber