Patents by Inventor CURTISS L. WEGMAN

CURTISS L. WEGMAN 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).

  • Dynamic balancer with a frameless motor drive
    Patent number: 11333569
    Abstract: A dynamic balancer includes an outer housing and a spindle assembly rotatably mounted to the outer housing. A frameless motor assembly is connected to selected components of the spindle assembly. A chucking assembly receives a locking member to capture a tire therebetween. The chucking assembly and the locking member are captured in the spindle assembly and rotated by the frameless motor assembly. A spring-biased return cylinder may be used with the dynamic balancer to assist in capturing and releasing the locking member with respect to the chucking assembly. An adjustable encoder assembly may be associated with the motor assembly to monitor a rotational position of the tire and/or spindle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: AKRON SPECIAL MACHINERY, INC.
    Inventors: Charles A. Lint, Kevin J. Rich, Curtiss L. Wegman, William P. Laughlin
  • DYNAMIC BALANCER WITH A FRAMELESS MOTOR DRIVE
    Publication number: 20200088601
    Abstract: A dynamic balancer includes an outer housing and a spindle assembly rotatably mounted to the outer housing. A frameless motor assembly is connected to selected components of the spindle assembly. A chucking assembly receives a locking member to capture a tire therebetween. The chucking assembly and the locking member are captured in the spindle assembly and rotated by the frameless motor assembly. A spring-biased return cylinder may be used with the dynamic balancer to assist in capturing and releasing the locking member with respect to the chucking assembly. An adjustable encoder assembly may be associated with the motor assembly to monitor a rotational position of the tire and/or spindle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: CHARLES A. LINT, KEVIN J. RICH, CURTISS L. WEGMAN, WILLIAM P. LAUGHLIN