Patents by Inventor Oscar M. Smith

Oscar M. Smith 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).

  • Resilient mount and shaft seal for motor
    Publication number: 20040195778
    Abstract: A unitary elastomeric combined mount and shaft seal (26) acts to both mount the outer race (36) of a bearing (16) in the motor housing (28) and seal against the motor shaft (14). The combined mount and shaft seal (26) includes a first bearing mount portion (30) compressed between the motor housing (28) and bearing (16) to form the mount and a second shaft seal portion (38) including seal lips (40, 42) sealing against the motor shaft (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Oscar M. Smith, Daniel J. Lacourciere, Gordon H. Olmstead