Patents by Inventor Earl M. Pendleton

Earl M. Pendleton 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).

  • Winch spool with disc brake system
    Patent number: 3964692
    Abstract: A winch spool having disc brake system, such as a heavy duty winch that might be mounted on the deck or chassis of a drilling rig or may be employed to control the anchoring devices of a floating drilling platform, for example. The brake system for the winch spool may comprise a brake disc adapter fixed to at least one of the circular end flanges of the winch spool and may include a vertical generally circular support portion from which extends a transverse generally cylindrical portion having a disc support flange at the free extremity thereof. A circular brake disc may be secured to the adapter support flange in spaced relation with the flange of the winch spool and may be provided with opposed friction surfaces disposed in generally parallel relation with the flange of the spool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1976
    Assignee: Mattco, Inc.
    Inventor: Earl M. Pendleton