Patents by Inventor John L. Shepard

John L. Shepard 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).

  • Deflectable holding assembly
    Patent number: 4218068
    Abstract: This invention relates to a holding assembly (10) for connecting a shaft (20) to a drive member (16), the holding assembly has a body (12), first and second end portions (14,18) and a middle portion (21), a member (52) is connected to the body (12) at the middle portion (21) for selectively controllably deflecting one of the first and second end portions (14,18) to preselected relative positions and eliminating runout in the shaft (20). The holding assembly (10) is particularly useful on a boring machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1980
    Assignee: Caterpillar Tractor Co.
    Inventors: Karl T. Lutz, John L. Shepard