Patents by Inventor Mark T. Scuffham

Mark T. Scuffham 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).

  • Method and apparatus for oiling splines in a bevel gearbox
    Patent number: 8356695
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing improved lubrication of a spline connection between a PTO driver and a bevel gearbox in which lubricant from the bevel gear housing is directed to a location above and radially outwardly from the splined connection and the apparatus then directs the lubricant flow toward the splined connection by force of gravity. The apparatus is configured to be self-aligning when installed in an existing receptacle in the gearbox housing thereby enabling the apparatus to be conveniently installed in a housing designed to utilize gearbox lubricant to lubricate the splines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Mark T. Scuffham, Benjamin A. Heiser, Philip J. Ehrhart
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OILING SPLINES IN A BEVEL GEARBOX
    Publication number: 20110113739
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing improved lubrication of a spline connection between a PTO driver and a bevel gearbox in which lubricant from the bevel gear housing is directed to a location above and radially outwardly from the splined connection and the apparatus then directs the lubricant flow toward the splined connection by force of gravity. The apparatus is configured to be self-aligning when installed in an existing receptacle in the gearbox housing thereby enabling the apparatus to be conveniently installed in a housing designed to utilize gearbox lubricant to lubricate the splines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Mark T. Scuffham, Benjamin A. Heiser, Philip J. Ehrhart