Patents by Inventor DENNIS BUUCK

DENNIS BUUCK 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).

  • Overload protection
    Patent number: 9353800
    Abstract: An overload protection device in combination with a prime mover and gearbox transmission supplies torque through a gearbox transmission to a load. An input shaft with is driven by the prime mover and rotates therewith. An external spline on the input shaft mates with an input gear having an internal spline. Upon overload of the gearbox transmission, the input shaft fractures an annular groove in the input shaft. A bushing prevents travel of the portion of the input shaft which is driven by the prime mover and which continues to spin after the fracture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: FAIRFIELD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Carlton, Dennis Buuck
  • OVERLOAD PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20140323262
    Abstract: An overload protection device in combination with a prime mover and gearbox transmission supplies torque through a gearbox transmission to a load. An input shaft with is driven by the prime mover and rotates therewith. An external spline on the input shaft mates with an input gear having an internal spline. Upon overload of the gearbox transmission, the input shaft fractures an annular groove in the input shaft. A bushing prevents travel of the portion of the input shaft which is driven by the prime mover and which continues to spin after the fracture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: FAIRFIELD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: KENNETH E. CARLTON, DENNIS BUUCK
  • Overload protection
    Patent number: 8808133
    Abstract: An overload protection device in combination with a prime mover and gearbox transmission supplies torque through a gearbox transmission to a load. An input shaft with is driven by the prime mover and rotates therewith. An external spline on the input shaft mates with an input gear having an internal spline. Upon overload of the gearbox transmission, the input shaft fractures an annular groove in the input shaft. A bushing prevents travel of the portion of the input shaft which is driven by the prime mover and which continues to spin after the fracture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Fairfield Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Carlton, Dennis Buuck
  • OVERLOAD PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20130319150
    Abstract: An overload protection device in combination with a prime mover and gearbox transmission supplies torque through a gearbox transmission to a load. An input shaft with is driven by the prime mover and rotates therewith. An external spline on the input shaft mates with an input gear having an internal spline. Upon overload of the gearbox transmission, the input shaft fractures an annular groove in the input shaft. A bushing prevents travel of the portion of the input shaft which is driven by the prime mover and which continues to spin after the fracture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: FAIRFIELD MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: KENNETH E. CARLTON, DENNIS BUUCK