Patents by Inventor Herman Nebiker, Jr.

Herman Nebiker, Jr. 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).

  • Variable capacitor with gear train end stop
    Patent number: 4390924
    Abstract: An energy absorbing mechanical end stop for a high speed gear train that is used to drive a variable vacuum capacitor utilizes a friction plate that is mounted to a gear member of the high speed gear train as an energy absorbing mechanism. A wedge member is activated when the tuning of the variable vacuum capacitor approaches a limit and falls between the friction plate and the gear member to which the friction plate is attached. The friction between the friction plate and the wedge member brings the gear member to a stop without damaging the high speed gear train or the variable vacuum capacitor that is driven by the high speed gear train.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventor: Herman Nebiker, Jr.