Patents by Inventor Michael J. Bonzak

Michael J. Bonzak 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).

  • Recirculating ball nut and shaft assembly
    Patent number: 5287762
    Abstract: A method of making recirculating ball nut and threaded shaft, and race and splined shaft assemblies comprising, cutting the grooved shaft to desired length, relatively moving the shaft and ball nut or race to cause the nut or race to move over the end of the shaft and axially along it to a location removed from the terminal end of the shaft, selecting a pre-machined shaft end component having an external bearing surface of the required size for the diameter and length of shaft which has been cut, and having a sleeve with internal groove and land portions, coating at least one of the grooved portions of the pre-machined shaft end component and the one end of the shaft with a hardenable adhesive, relatively moving the pre-machined shaft end component and shaft to cause the sleeve to move over the terminal end of the shaft and axially along the shaft to dispose the pre-machined end component on the shaft with its sleeve covering the adhesive, and curing the adhesive to form an integrated axially extending key be
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Thomson Saginaw Ball Screw Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Bonzak
  • Methods of making recirculating ball nut and splined shaft and screw assemblies
    Patent number: 5199169
    Abstract: A method of making recirculating ball nut and threaded shaft, and race and splined shaft assemblies comprising, cutting the grooved shaft to desired length, relatively moving the shaft and ball nut or race to cause the nut or race to move over the end of the shaft and axially along it to a location removed from the terminal end of the shaft, selecting a pre-machined shaft end component having an external bearing surface of the required size for the diameter and length of shaft which has been cut, and having a sleeve with internal groove and land portions complemental to the groove and land portions of the shaft, coating at least one of the grooved portions of the pre-machined shaft end component and the one end of the shaft with a hardenable adhesive, relatively moving the pre-machined shaft end component and shaft to cause the sleeve to move over the terminal end of the shaft and axially along the shaft to dispose the pre-machined end component on the shaft with its sleeve covering the adhesive, and curing t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: Thomson Saginaw Ball Screw Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Bonzak