Patents by Inventor Earl D. Stauffer

Earl D. Stauffer 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).

  • Replacement motor kit and parts thereof
    Patent number: 4174036
    Abstract: Replacement motor kit includes compartmentalized container having at least a motor stator (or, preferably, an assembled stator and rotor) arranged in one compartment thereof; and preselected components arranged in at least one other compartment. Motor shafts have weakened external sections, such as grooves or notches. Such sections are proportioned to permit breaking of shaft by gripping it on both sides of a notch or groove with pliers, and then stressing and breaking the shaft at the notch or groove. Plural grooves or notches may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1979
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Daniel L. Beckman, Earl D. Stauffer