Patents by Inventor Mark C. Fraher

Mark C. Fraher 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).

  • Clearance damping device for a telescoping shaft assembly
    Patent number: 7004844
    Abstract: A clearance damping element for use with a telescoping shaft assembly including a shaft having a shaft outer diameter and a tube configured to receive the shaft therein. The clearance damping element comprises a tube engaging portion and a shaft engaging portion. The tube engaging portion is adapted to fixedly receive the tube and the shaft engaging portion has a body extending from the second end of the tube engaging portion. The shaft engaging portion body includes a plurality of flexible fingers with inward extending projections that define an inner diameter less than the shaft outer diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Timken US Corporation
    Inventor: Mark C. Fraher