Patents by Inventor Jon D. Houck

Jon D. Houck 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).

  • Torque limit bolt which is reusable and has no breakaway parts
    Patent number: 5154557
    Abstract: A reusable torque limiting bolt having no breakaway parts is provided which has a collar rigidly coupled to an upper bolt portion via four cylindrical pins which are seated in four detents internally formed on the collar and four detents externally formed on the bolt surface. At low torque the collar drives the bolt since the pins remained seated in the pairs of facing detents. When a predetermined substantial torque is reached, the pins roll out of the detents to decouple the bolt from the collar, thus limiting the applied torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Jon D. Houck