Patents by Inventor Joshua C. Walls

Joshua C. Walls 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).

  • Reciprocating to rotary mechanical conversion device
    Publication number: 20080236332
    Abstract: A mechanical conversion system for receiving input from a toroidal engine that outputs an oscillating motion. The system has a gear set with facing bevel gears that mesh with radially mounted pinions. The bevel gears are mounted on a splined input shaft via bearings and one-way clutches. An overrunning clutch is coupled with each bevel gear. As the input shaft rotates in one direction, the overrunning clutch of one bevel gear is engaged and drives the one gear in the first direction, while the overrunning clutch of the second bevel gear is disengaged and allows the second bevel gear to overrun the input shaft. The overrunning clutch is a type known as a MECHANICAL DIODE®, which engages within 4.5 degrees of rotation, without significant slippage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventors: Karl V. Hoose, Joshua C. Walls, Ryan Gauthier
  • Descent device
    Patent number: D809901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Sterling Rope Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mathew S. Cardinali, Matthew J. Hunt, Samuel W. Morton, Joshua C. Walls, Caitlin J. Wood