Patents by Inventor Kyle J. MONAGHAN

Kyle J. MONAGHAN 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).

  • Optimized ball bearing and method of designing an optimized ball bearing
    Patent number: 12398751
    Abstract: A method of designing a ball bearing includes providing a value of a shaft outside diameter and a load. An inside diameter of a bearing inner ring is determined based on the value of the shaft outside diameter. A ball size having a specific ball diameter is selected and a number of the balls of the selected standard ball size required to support the load is determined. A pitch diameter of a pitch circle of the ball bearing is determined based on the determined number of balls of the selected ball size. A suitability factor is calculated for the particular value of the pitch diameter and the particular pitch diameter is validated as suitable when the suitability factor is between calculated upper and lower limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2025
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Tom Schmitz, Kyle J. Monaghan
  • OPTIMIZED BALL BEARING AND METHOD OF DESIGNING AN OPTIMIZED BALL BEARING
    Publication number: 20240405632
    Abstract: A method of designing a ball bearing includes providing a value of a shaft outside diameter and a load. An inside diameter of a bearing inner ring is determined based on the value of the shaft outside diameter. A ball size having a specific ball diameter is selected and a number of the balls of the selected standard ball size required to support the load is determined. A pitch diameter of a pitch circle of the ball bearing is determined based on the determined number of balls of the selected ball size. A suitability factor is calculated for the particular value of the pitch diameter and the particular pitch diameter is validated as suitable when the suitability factor is between calculated upper and lower limits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Tom SCHMITZ, Kyle J. MONAGHAN