Patents by Inventor Ken MONROE

Ken MONROE 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).

  • Alignment feature for hub and driveshaft assembly
    Patent number: 9181984
    Abstract: A hub-driveshaft assembly comprises a hub and driveshaft with a flat portion having a width. The hub comprises a body having an axial bore therethrough, a set screw hole extending radially through a wall of the body and communicating with the axial bore, and an alignment feature positioned near an entrance to the axial bore, wherein the alignment feature substantially aligns the flat portion of the driveshaft with the set screw hole when the driveshaft is inserted into the axial bore. In another embodiment, the hub comprises an alignment feature to promote proper alignment of the driveshaft with respect to the hub when the driveshaft is inserted into the axial bore, wherein the alignment feature is eliminated under load. In yet another embodiment, the hub comprises an alignment feature that flattens in response to loading from the driveshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Trane International Inc.
    Inventors: Eli Beard, Ken Monroe, Don Williamson, Walter Freeman
  • Alignment Feature for Hub and Driveshaft Assembly
    Publication number: 20090196685
    Abstract: A hub-driveshaft assembly comprises a hub and driveshaft with a flat portion having a width. The hub comprises a body having an axial bore therethrough, a set screw hole extending radially through a wall of the body and communicating with the axial bore, and an alignment feature positioned near an entrance to the axial bore, wherein the alignment feature substantially aligns the flat portion of the driveshaft with the set screw hole when the driveshaft is inserted into the axial bore. In another embodiment, the hub comprises an alignment feature to promote proper alignment of the driveshaft with respect to the hub when the driveshaft is inserted into the axial bore, wherein the alignment feature is eliminated under load. In yet another embodiment, the hub comprises an alignment feature that flattens in response to loading from the driveshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Eli BEARD, Ken MONROE, Don WILLIAMSON, Walter FREEMAN