Patents by Inventor Denis Heide

Denis Heide 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).

  • Patent number: 8186923
    Abstract: A connecting arrangement is provided. The connecting arrangement includes a bolt with a fastening portion at one end thereof, which has one or more grooves; a cotter having a conical shape and one or more convex cuts on the inner side of the cotter adapted for fitting with the one or more grooves of the fastening portion of the bolt; two support blocks, each having a thread on the outer side, wherein at least one of them is on the inner side adapted for fitting to the conical shape of the cotter; and a fastener having a thread on the inner side, wherein the fastener is adapted for being screwed on the support blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Denis Heide
  • Publication number: 20110268495
    Abstract: A connecting system is provided comprising a bolt with a fastening portion at one end thereof adapted for fitting with a intermediate component, wherein the fastening portion has one or more grooves adapted for providing a stress-relieved geometry; a clamp component adapted for clamping the bolt, wherein the clamp component has one or more protrusions on the inner side of the clamp component and a thread on the outer side of the clamp component, wherein the one or more protrusions are adapted for fitting with the one or more grooves of the fastening portion of the bolt; and a nut having a thread on the inner side and being adapted for fastening the clamp component by fitting with the thread on the outer side of the clamp component so that a form closure between the clamp component and the fastening portion of the bolt is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventor: Denis HEIDE
  • Publication number: 20110268530
    Abstract: A connecting arrangement is provided. The connecting arrangement includes a bolt with a fastening portion at one end thereof, which has one or more grooves; a cotter having a conical shape and one or more convex cuts on the inner side of the cotter adapted for fitting with the one or more grooves of the fastening portion of the bolt; two support blocks, each having a thread on the outer side, wherein at least one of them is on the inner side adapted for fitting to the conical shape of the cotter; and a fastener having a thread on the inner side, wherein the fastener is adapted for being screwed on the support blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventor: Denis HEIDE
  • Publication number: 20110268531
    Abstract: A connecting arrangement is provided. The connecting arrangement includes a bolt with at least one end having , wherein the fastening portion has a tapered shape; a segmented thread block having a thread on the outer side and being adapted for fitting the fastening portion of the bolt in a locked position; and fastener having a thread on the inner side, wherein the fastener is adapted for being screwed on the segmented thread block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventor: Denis Heide