Patents by Inventor Clyde M. Mullis

Clyde M. Mullis 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).

  • Electrically driven sheave
    Patent number: 4355785
    Abstract: An electrical drive having a sheave, motor drive shaft, and first and second bearings in coaxial alignment. The first bearing rotatably mounts the sheave on an adaptor member which additionally functions to complete the enclosure of a drive motor module removably attached thereto. The second bearing, which is part of the drive motor module, supports one end of the motor drive shaft, while the other end extends through an opening in the adaptor module into driving engagement with, and support by the sheave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1982
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventors: Lawrence P. Tosato, Clyde M. Mullis
  • Elevator system with fish plate for correcting an out-of-tolerance between guide dimension
    Patent number: 4079817
    Abstract: An elevator system including an elevator car and two horizontally spaced, vertically oriented, guide rail assemblies for guiding the elevator car. Each guide rail assembly includes a plurality of vertically aligned guide rail members, the adjacent ends of which are interconnected via fish plates. At least one of the fish plates includes first and second integral extensions spaced from the back surfaces of the associated guide rail members which include jacking bolts for applying an adjustable force to the associated guide rail members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence P. Tosato, Clyde M. Mullis
  • Elevator system with retainer device for plurality of traveling cables
    Patent number: 4058186
    Abstract: An elevator system including an elevator car mounted for vertical movement in the hoistway of a building, and a plurality of traveling cables which interconnect the elevator car and a junction box in the hoistway. The plurality of traveling cables are bundled to track as a single cable by a plurality of spaced retainer devices. Each retainer device includes a first portion which is tightly secured to one of the traveling cables, and a second portion which loosely encircles all of the traveling cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1977
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Clyde M. Mullis