Patents by Inventor Michael A. McCord

Michael A. McCord 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).

  • Patent number: 7345391
    Abstract: A cover assembly for one end of a rotating electrical machine includes a one-piece cover formed of plastic material attached to an end frame supporting at least one electrical component to protect said electrical component from external damage, the cover has an end wall and an axially extending side wall, the side wall has an end surface that engages the end frame; a mounting boss is disposed at the end frame; and a single fastener extends through the end surface. A clamp load at the single fastener securely holds the cover relative to the end frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Remy International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Bradfield, Michael A. McCord
  • Patent number: 4189898
    Abstract: An egg packer in which the eggs are aligned while being conveyed to a transfer position with the eggs thereat having their narrow ends in an abutting relation with a transversely disposed vertical wall. A receptacle is disposed adjacent the end of the conveyor into which the eggs are guided with the larger end of the egg first entering into the receptacle. Upon rotation of the receptacle, the egg is turned and assumes a position with the narrow end facing downwardly. A pair of shell members receive the egg and move it into alignment with the egg carton or other receiving means at which the shell members are opened and the egg is deposited with the narrow end thereof downwardly facing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1980
    Assignee: Diamond International Corporation
    Inventors: Frank G. Moulds, Michael A. McCord