Patents by Inventor Kevin Moles

Kevin Moles 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).

  • Shear pin with locking cam
    Patent number: 6287079
    Abstract: A shear pin assembly to be used in a blind radial hole on a rotor assembly stack. The blind radial hole is located at the interface between the disks that form the rotor stack and has a slot cut into one of the disks. The shear pin is disposed in the blind radial hole and includes, a cylindrical body, a cavity, and a cam pivotally disposed in said cavity. When the shear pin is installed, the cam is pivoted into the slot, locking the pin in the blind radial hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Charles Gosling, Kevin Moles, R. C. Chune