Patents by Inventor J. Brian Watson

J. Brian Watson 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).

  • Patent number: 5033988
    Abstract: A reversible endless belt rotary coupling particularly suited for use in connecting a drive shaft and driven shaft permitting the driven shaft to rotate in either, rotational direction and to rotate about an axis that may be angularly misaligned with respect to the rotational axis of the drive shaft. The coupling includes a series of preloaded endless belts embedded in an elastomer matrix material, arranged tangentially with respect to the connected shafts and connected thereto by bobbin-like spools at the ends of the belts. The endless belts are axially stiff to accommodate tensile and compression loads and are flexibly and torsionally soft to accommodate the motion while transferring torque between the drive and driven shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Assignee: Lord Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis P. McGuire, J. Brian Watson