Patents by Inventor Jorgen W. Jonassen

Jorgen W. Jonassen 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: 4370869
    Abstract: The invention contemplates a universal coupling wherein rotatable input and output members are coupled both (1) for universal flexible accommodation of the instantaneous angular orientation (misalignment) of their rotary axes about a single point of axis intersection and (2) for gear-tooth drive engagement in the transmission of torque from one to the other of these members. The result is to achieve both (1) and (2) above (a) for a greater range of axis misalignment than is possible with universal couplings of the past, (b) with greater uniformly high torque transmission as a function of incremental rotation of the coupling members, and (c) with symmetry of torque-transmitting force development with respect to the axes of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1983
    Inventor: Jorgen W. Jonassen