Patents by Inventor Jack D. Rinehart

Jack D. Rinehart 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).

  • Electric motor bearing system and journal
    Patent number: 6648511
    Abstract: A bearing system and journal which may incorporate either a sleeve or a ball bearing. The system includes a bearing journal having a sleeve bearing portion and a ball bearing portion. When a sleeve bearing is used in the system, a first end of the sleeve bearing is supported in the sleeve bearing portion of the journal, and a second end of the sleeve bearing is supported by a finger spring. The sleeve bearing and finger spring are retained within the journal by an end cap, which is press-fit into the ball bearing portion of the journal. When a ball bearing is used in the system, the ball bearing may be press-fit directly into the ball bearing portion of the bearing journal, or press-fit into a spacer, which is press-fit into the ball bearing portion of the bearing journal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Fasco Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Smith, Rickey W. Jennings, Jack D. Rinehart, William A. Ziegler
  • Electric motor bearing system and journal
    Publication number: 20020003911
    Abstract: A bearing system and journal which may incorporate either a sleeve or a ball bearing. The system includes a bearing journal having a sleeve bearing portion and a ball bearing portion. When a sleeve bearing is used in the system, a first end of the sleeve bearing is supported in the sleeve bearing portion of the journal, and a second end of the sleeve bearing is supported by a finger spring. The sleeve bearing and finger spring are retained within the journal by an end cap, which is press-fit into the ball bearing portion of the journal. When a ball bearing is used in the system, the ball bearing may be press-fit directly into the ball bearing portion of the bearing journal, or press-fit into a spacer, which is press-fit into the ball bearing portion of the bearing journal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Michael D. Smith, Rickey W. Jennings, Jack D. Rinehart, William A. Ziegler