Patents by Inventor Don C. Nelson, Jr.

Don C. Nelson, Jr. 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).

  • Adaptable resilient motor mounting
    Patent number: 4116410
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for supporting a motor having cradle engageable rings at opposite ends thereof in the arms of a selected one of a plurality of different size support or cradle bases is disclosed wherein the motor has at least one end shield with an axially extending hub and a resilient mounting ring embracing that hub and movable axially therealong. A support base has a cradle portion for engaging the mounting ring to support the hub and a clamp arrangement for securing the ring to the cradle portion. The opposite motor end may have a similar axially extending hub on the opposite motor end shield embraced by another mounting ring clampable in a second similar cradle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1978
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John H. Boyd, Jr., Don C. Nelson, Jr.
  • Adaptable resilient motor mounting
    Patent number: RE31525
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for supporting a motor having cradle engageable rings at opposite ends thereof in the arms of a selected one of a plurality of different size support or cradle bases is disclosed wherein the motor has at least one end shield with an axially extending hub and a resilient mounting ring embracing that hub and movable axially therealong. A support base has a cradle portion for engaging the mounting ring to support the hub and a clamp arrangement for securing the ring to the cradle portion. The opposite motor end may have a similar axially extending hub on the opposite motor end shield embraced by another mounting ring clampable in a second similar cradle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1984
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John H. Boyd, Jr., Don C. Nelson, Jr.