Patents by Inventor Erik Ejdepalm

Erik Ejdepalm 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).

  • METHOD OF EXCHANGING A RACK OF A RACK AND PINION DRIVE ARRANGEMENT AND JIG ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20250305571
    Abstract: A method of exchanging a rack of a rack and pinion drive arrangement, and associated jig assembly, are disclosed. The method includes providing a rack and pinion drive arrangement, with a first rack installed in meshing engagement with the pinions of the gearbox; providing a jig assembly comprising a second toothed rack and a coupling arrangement; arranging the second rack in longitudinal coaxial alignment with the first rack; connecting a first end of the second rack to a proximal end of the first rack, via the coupling arrangement; bringing the second rack into meshing engagement with the pinions of the gearbox by linear displacement of the first and second rack, disconnecting the first rack from the second rack. The nominal rotational position between the respective pinions and primary gears may be calibrated either when the first or the second rack is in meshing engagement with the pinions of the gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Applicant: CASCADE DRIVES AB
    Inventors: Kym SCHAUBE, Rasmus NORD, Erik EJDEPALM, Pontus KARLSSON
  • Method of exchanging a rack of a rack and pinion drive arrangement and jig assembly
    Patent number: 12429125
    Abstract: A method of exchanging a rack of a rack and pinion drive arrangement, and associated jig assembly, are disclosed. The method includes providing a rack and pinion drive arrangement, with a first rack installed in meshing engagement with the pinions of the gearbox; providing a jig assembly comprising a second toothed rack and a coupling arrangement; arranging the second rack in longitudinal coaxial alignment with the first rack; connecting a first end of the second rack to a proximal end of the first rack, via the coupling arrangement; bringing the second rack into meshing engagement with the pinions of the gearbox by linear displacement of the first and second rack, disconnecting the first rack from the second rack. The nominal rotational position between the respective pinions and primary gears may be calibrated either when the first or the second rack is in meshing engagement with the pinions of the gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: CASCADE DRIVES AB
    Inventors: Kym Schaube, Rasmus Nord, Erik Ejdepalm, Pontus Karlsson