Patents by Inventor Joseph Ghering

Joseph Ghering 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).

  • LATHE BELT TENSION DESIGNS
    Publication number: 20090209379
    Abstract: A belt tensioning device is provided for an apparatus such as a lathe which includes a centering member adapted to be attached to a workpiece and is supported for rotation about an axis. A motor is spaced from the centering member and is supported by a pivot member. A drive pulley is attached to the motor and a driven pulley is attached to the centering member. A belt is engaged between the drive pulley and the driven pulley for transmitting driving torque from the motor to the centering member. A belt tensioning device is provided for moving the pivot member between a first position wherein the belt is tensioned between the drive and driven pulleys and a second position wherein the belt is loosened between the drive and driven pulleys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: James P. Nichols, JR., Carl F. Merhar, III, Sarah J. Grenier, Zackary N. Jackson, Timothy Wynne Preusch, Joseph Ghering