Patents by Inventor Kevin Patrick Moore

Kevin Patrick Moore 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).

  • Double flank worm gear mechanism
    Patent number: 6776064
    Abstract: A worm/worm gear assembly comprises a worm having teeth defined by at least one thread disposed thereon and a worm gear having teeth protruding from a surface thereof. At least one of the worm and the worm gear is fabricated from a resilient material. The teeth of the worm and the teeth of the worm gear are interengaged and in a compressive relationship with each other to maintain double flank contact therebetween. At low- or no-load conditions, the double flank contact is made at the opposing outer edges of each of the teeth. At moderate-load conditions, the contact extends from the opposing outer edges of each of the teeth toward the center of each of the teeth. A method for delashing a gear system comprises disposing the worm in mechanical communication with the worm gear and loading the worm gear to cause the worm gear to compressively engage the worm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Bucholz, David E. King, Thomas A Barrett, Sergio Retamero, Kevin Patrick Moore
  • Double flank worm gear mechanism
    Publication number: 20010029800
    Abstract: A worm/worm gear assembly comprises a worm having teeth defined by at least one thread disposed thereon and a worm gear having teeth protruding from a surface thereof. At least one of the worm and the worm gear is fabricated from a resilient material. The teeth of the worm and the teeth of the worm gear are interengaged and in a compressive relationship with each other to maintain double flank contact therebetween. At low- or no-load conditions, the double flank contact is made at the opposing outer edges of each of the teeth. At moderate-load conditions, the contact extends from the opposing outer edges of each of the teeth toward the center of each of the teeth. A method for delashing a gear system comprises disposing the worm in mechanical communication with the worm gear and loading the worm gear to cause the worm gear to compressively engage the worm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Thomas J. Bucholz, David E. King, Thomas A. Barrett, Sergio Retamero, Kevin Patrick Moore