Patents by Inventor Dustin Carpenter

Dustin Carpenter 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).

  • Zero lash torque transfer joint
    Patent number: 10487566
    Abstract: A system for transferring torque with zero lash from a driver to a driven object is provided. The system includes a shaft disposed about a rotational axis and a hub defining a bore that receives the shaft. The shaft and hub are each configured for coupling to one of the driver and driven object. The shaft defines a flat on a radially outer surface and the hub defines a flat on a radially inner surface opposing the flat in the shaft. In one embodiment, the shaft includes a threaded bore and the hub includes an aligned through bore. Rotation of a threaded fastener in the bores draws the flat into engagement. In another embodiment, the hub includes a threaded through bore. Rotation of a fastener extending through the bore and engaging the shaft diametrically opposite the flats urges the flats into engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    Inventors: Mark H. Sciulli, Jeffrey J. Krause, Timothy J. Beckwith, Thomas W. Grieve, John J. Drabczyk, William A. Singleton, Dustin Carpenter, Cody Scibetta
  • Zero Lash Torque Transfer Joint
    Publication number: 20190078374
    Abstract: A system for transferring torque with zero lash from a driver to a driven object is provided. The system includes a shaft disposed about a rotational axis and a hub defining a bore that receives the shaft. The shaft and hub are each configured for coupling to one of the driver and driven object. The shaft defines a flat on a radially outer surface and the hub defines a flat on a radially inner surface opposing the flat in the shaft. In one embodiment, the shaft includes a threaded bore and the hub includes an aligned through bore. Rotation of a threaded fastener in the bores draws the flat into engagement. In another embodiment, the hub includes a threaded through bore. Rotation of a fastener extending through the bore and engaging the shaft diametrically opposite the flats urges the flats into engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Mark H. Sciulli, Jeffrey J. Krause, Timothy J. Beckwith, Thomas W. Grieve, John J. Drabczyk, William A. Singleton, Dustin Carpenter, Cody Scibetta