Patents by Inventor GARY TICKNER

GARY TICKNER 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).

  • Centrifugal backspin brake
    Patent number: 9334908
    Abstract: A centrifugal brake system for retarding shaft backspin includes a brake drum, a brake hub attachable to the shaft and two or more brake shoes mounted on the hub for braking engagement with the drum. A mechanical linkage transfers the generated braking force from the brake shoes to the hub and permits radial displacement of the brake shoes relative to the hub, upon rotational shifting of the hub relative to the brake shoes between deactivated and activated positions. In the deactivated position of the hub, the brake shoes are maintained in a radially inward, disengaged position. In the activated position, the brake shoes are radially displaceable by centrifugal force from the disengaged position to a radially outward, engaged position, wherein the brake shoes are in braking engagement. The rotational shifting of the hub is achieved through frictional drag between the brake shoes and the brake drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: KUDU INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Gary Tickner, Robert A.R. Mills
  • CENTRIFUGAL BACKSPIN BRAKE
    Publication number: 20140116813
    Abstract: A centrifugal brake system for retarding shaft backspin includes a brake drum, a brake hub attachable to the shaft and two or more brake shoes mounted on the hub for braking engagement with the drum. A mechanical linkage transfers the generated braking force from the brake shoes to the hub and permits radial displacement of the brake shoes relative to the hub, upon rotational shifting of the hub relative to the brake shoes between deactivated and activated positions. In the deactivated position of the hub, the brake shoes are maintained in a radially inward, disengaged position. In the activated position, the brake shoes are radially displaceable by centrifugal force from the disengaged position to a radially outward, engaged position, wherein the brake shoes are in braking engagement. The rotational shifting of the hub is achieved through frictional drag between the brake shoes and the brake drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: KUDU INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: GARY TICKNER, Robert A.R. MILLS